Mirror

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Mirror
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CultureKorean
Titles
  • Mirror
Datec. 918–1392
MediumBronze
Dimensions3/8 × 6 5/8 in. diameter (1 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert W. and Mee-Din Moore
Object number2019.21
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceRobert W. and Mee-Din Moore, Los Angeles; gift to MFAH.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Above the knob in the center of the mirror, there are four characters written in seal script - 煌丕昌天(huang pi chang tian). The literal translation is “a brightly shining and flourishing sky”, meaning “great and resplendent are the heavens”.
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Mirror
206 BC–220 AD
Bronze
83.293
Mirror
918-1392
Bronze
83.295
Mirror
206 BC–220 AD
Bronze
83.294
Mirror
206 BC–219 AD
Bronze
83.290
Mirror
618–907
Bronze
83.292
Mirror
618–907
Bronze
83.291
Back overall
8th century
Cast bronze
2022.422
Back overall
c. 8th century
Cast bronze
2022.423
Ding
13th century BC
Bronze
2007.747
Zun
12th century BC
Bronze
2008.124
front of object
15th century
Gilt bronze
2010.505