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
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
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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Nogami Ryūki
19th–20th century
Bronze
2015.400