Photo of collection object Mirror — Mirror, 14th century. Cast bronze, 5/16 x 4 3/8 in. (0.8 x 11.1 cm). Designated Purchase Fund, 77.55.4. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Mirror

14th century

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

This flower pattern with a design of circles is known as danka mon and may have been imported from sixth-century Sui Dynasty China.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Accessory
Formatted Medium: Cast bronze
Medium: cast, bronze
Locations: Place made: Japan
Period: Kamakura period
Dimensions: 5/16 x 4 3/8 in. (0.8 x 11.1 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 77.55.4
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Dominant Colors

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