The face front seated male deity was dressed with ceremonial dress (ikan), the image was incised on the square shaped bronze mirror. Except the image of male deity, no other decorations such as pedestal (shōza) nor screens (shōhei) were not described. This work is one of the excavated mirror images from the Kinpusen. There are sign of the penetrated holes on the topside of the mirror for hanging.
Object label
Mirror with incised image of Shintō-deity
Bronze, line engraved
L 15.4
Heian period 12th century
- A023067
- A023067
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| Accession Number | 521-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Provenance | Excavated from sutra mound at Kinpusen, Nara |
| Bibliography | 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) |