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Elegant Designs of Japanese Ancient Mirrors

Eight-foiled Mirror, Auspicious flower and a phoenix pair design, Heian period, 11th-12th century (Important Cultural Property)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
April 26, 2011 (Tue) - July 10, 2011 (Sun)

This thematic exhibition looks into the variant decorative expressions and styles of Japanese mirrors beginning from the "Chinese-style" mirrors of the Nara period in the 8th century, featuring works from the Heian to the Edo period.
Exhibit includes:
Mirror, Auspicious flower and lion design, Excavated at Yamada Sakuratani-machi, Kyoto, Nara period, 8th century (Gift of Mr. Araki Otojiro)
Eight-foiled Mirror, Auspicious flower and a phoenix pair design, Heian period, 11th - 12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Rectangular Mirror, Crane with pine sprig design, Heian - Kamakura period, 12th - 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
Mirror, Paulownia and bamboo design, Signature Ao Ietsugu, Azuchi-Momoyama period, dated 1588

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Major Work(s) on Exhibit 1 results

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
		Mirror, floral roundel and sparrow pair design			Kamakura period, 13th century	Private collection

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