Object

Mirror with pine-and-crane motif in openwork

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Date
制作年 AD17
Title
スカシボリショウカクモンキョウ
Materials, techniques and shape
Bronze
Collections
Depository
Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
Ref. number
AW-CEN-001448-0001
License
CC BY Images license
Creditline

慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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Classification
Art
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Handled mirrors became mainstream during the Edo Period, with circular mirrors being made for ceremonial occasions such as weddings or shrine dedications. As such, these formal mirrors carried decorations with auspicious symbols: the tortoise-shaped central knob and the pine-and-crane motif, both widely believed to bring good luck.

Rights

Ref. number
AW-CEN-001448-0001
License
CC BY
Creditline

慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

Images
license

Depository and ID

Depository
Keio Museum Commons
Campus Mita
URL
Classification
Art

Components

OPEN DATADESIGN

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Identifiers

Title (EN)
Mirror with pine-and-crane motif in openwork

Physical description

Weights and quantities
Quantity 1面
Materials, techniques and shape
Materials 鏡箱は漆塗、蒔絵。
Attachments
漆塗り鏡箱

Identifiers

Title (EN)
Mirror with pine-and-crane motif in openwork

Physical description

Weights and quantities
Quantity 1面
Materials, techniques and shape
Materials 鏡箱は漆塗、蒔絵。
Attachments
漆塗り鏡箱