Photo of collection object Bishamonten Ritual Mirror — Bishamonten Ritual Mirror, 1000s–1100s. silvered bronze with incised design, Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1977.32. CC0.

Bishamonten Ritual Mirror

1000s–1100s

Maker Unknown

Japanese Art

Bishamonten Ritual Mirror, 1000s–1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Silvered bronze with incised design; diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1977.32 Bishamonten sits on a demon who struggles beneath his weight.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: silvered bronze with incised design
Medium: silvered, bronze, incised, design
Dimensions: Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1977.32
Credit Line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1977, Mirrors: Art and Symbol
Rights Statement: CC0

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