Unknown Korean
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
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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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