Octofoil Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the regular exhibitions.
This type of eight-pointed mirror, which first appeared in the latter half of the 7th century in Tang-dynasty China, was highly prized in Japan during the Heian period (794–1192)."
- 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 display NewWaste Water Jar, Copper alloy with lead and tin ("sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
October 1, 2024 (Tue)–
December 1, 2024 (Sun) -
On display NewTea Kettle ("Shinnari Gama") with Five Horses and Distant Mountains
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
October 1, 2024 (Tue)–
December 1, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayGold Coin ("Kaiki Shōhō")
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
September 18, 2024 (Wed)–
March 9, 2025 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Strips of Beaten Gold
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coin ("Kaigen Tsūhō"/"Kaiyuan Tongbao")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coins ("Wadō Kaichin")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
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 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (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 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Large Bowl
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Large Silver Bowl
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (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 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (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 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (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 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Gilt-Bronze Goblet
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Glass Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Polished Agate Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 17, 2024 (Wed)–
October 6, 2024 (Sun)