Handled Mirror with Inscription “Ryumon”
- Person
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作者藤原吉重
- Date
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制作年 AD19
- Title
- リュウモンジエカガミ
- Materials, techniques and shape
- Bronze
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
The inscription on this mirror derives from an ancient Chinese anecdote. “Ryumon” (lit. “Dragon Gate”) is the site of rapids upstream from the Hwang Ho (Yellow River) in China. As carp swim upstream to lay eggs, goes the legend, only the fish that successfully jumps the Dragon Gate will turn into a dragon. Later, the Dragon Gate became synonymous with “overcoming obstacles to achieve success,” and later the expression appeared in Japan. The Japanese “Toryumon” (lit. “Climb over the Dragon Gate”) means one’s “ticket to success,” and is used as a wish of good luck.
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- Title (EN)
- Handled Mirror with Inscription “Ryumon”
Physical description
- Weights and quantities
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Quantity 1面
- Materials, techniques and shape
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Materials 柄：籐巻、外箱：漆塗
- Attachments
- 外箱（漆塗）
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