This work is an extremely rare example as facing divine images on the votive mirror, since many other examples are decorated with single male deity image, of which excavated from the top of Mt. Kinpusen. The both divine images were executed by the dotting line engraving (keribori) depicting the court dress and the crown, they are recognized as Konsei-myōjin and Katte-myōjin.
Object label
Votive Mirror Image of Shintō Deities
Bronze, line engraved
D: 15.0cm
Heian period 12th century
- D022729
- D022729
- 1999/07/26
- A025929
- 1999/07/26
- A023068
- A023069
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| Accession Number | 520-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Provenance | Excavated from sutra mound at Kinpusen, Nara |
| Bibliography | Shinto Gods and Buddhist deities: syncretic faith in Japanese art. Nara National Museum, 2007, 333p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese) Arts treasures of mountain religion. Nara National Museum, 1985, 240p. (Japanese) |