Metalwork
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Octafoil Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes, Heian period, 11th–12th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
December 15, 2020 (Tue) - March 21, 2021 (Sun)This exhibition provides a historical overview of Japanese metalwork from the Heian (794–1192) to the Edo (1603–1868) period. Objects are displayed by category, such as Buddhist ritual implements, mirrors, tea kettles, objects with designs in cloisonné, decorative fittings, and okimono ornaments. Visitors are invited to view the beauty of metals such as gold, silver, copper, and iron, as well as the shapes they were crafted into, and the designs they were freely embellished with.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Octafoil Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes | Heian period, 11th–12th century | E-19934 | |||
| Highlight | Eight-Lobed Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired "Luan" Mythical Birds | Found on the peak of Mount Tsuwado, Ōita | Nara period, 8th century | E-14337 | |||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Mirror with Autumn Grasses and Paired Birds (Mirror with the Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Kannon) | Heian period, 1159 (Heiji 1) | E-20013 | |||
| Highlight | Mirror with Paulownia and Bamboo Branches | By Ao Ietsugu | Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1588 (Tenshō 16) | E-20878 |