Imported Bronze Mirrors and Japanese Bronze Mirrors
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Mirror, Deity and animal design (detail), Excavated at Izumi Koganezuka Tumulus, Izumi-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 4th century (Created in China, 3rd century) (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
December 5, 2017 (Tue) - May 13, 2018 (Sun)Bronze mirrors of Japan’s Yayoi (ca. 5th century BC–3rd century AD) and Kofun (ca. 3rd–7th century) periods were either imported from China or created on the Japanese archipelago. The former were mostly in the Han style, created after the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220). Japanese mirrors were modeled on Chinese ones. Many are smaller in size with some featuring attached bells.
Including:
Mirror, Interconnected arcs design, Excavated at Chohoji Minamibara Tumulus, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto, Kofun period, 4th century (Created in China, 2nd–3rd century)
Mirror, Deity and animal design, Excavated at Izumi Koganezuka Tumulus, Izumi-shi, Osaka, Kofun period, 4th century (Created in China, 3rd century) (Important Cultural Property)
Mirror, Buddhist deity and animal design, Excavated at Obosan Tumulus, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Kofun period, 6th century (Created in China, 5th century)