Octofoil Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.
This type of eight-sided bronze mirror first appeared in the latter half of the 7th century in China. In Japan, numerous mirrors of this type were created from the 9th to the 12th century. Initially, a design featuring auspicious birds and flowers positioned in this manner was preferred in Japan.
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- Period/Century
- Heian period, 11th–12th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Cast bronze
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- E-19934
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Category
- Applied arts > Mirrors
On display: Metalwork
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Eight-Lobed Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 15, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Eight-Lobed Mirror with Floral Sprays and Paired Butterflies
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 15, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Large Bowl
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 15, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Large Silver Bowl
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 15, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Decorative Silver Fitting with Vines in Openwork
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 15, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Gilt-Bronze Goblet
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 15, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Strips of Beaten Gold
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coin ("Kaigen Tsūhō"/"Kaiyuan Tongbao")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coins ("Wadō Kaichin")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Glass Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Polished Agate Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayGold Coin ("Kaiki Shōhō")
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
March 11, 2025 (Tue)–
September 7, 2025 (Sun)