Eight-lobed Mirror / Back of mirror, plated landscape / Nara period; Creation date: 8th century

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Work Title: Eight-lobed Mirror
View Title: Back of mirror, plated landscape
Creator/Culture: Japanese
Site/Repository: Repository: Shōsōin, Todai-ji (Nara, Nara prefecture, Kinki, Japan)
Period/Date: Nara period; Creation date: 8th century
Media/Technique: Inscribed and gilded on bronze with silver plating on back
Dimensions: diameter: 40.7 cm (16.02 inches) maximum
Subjects: Japan; Tōdaiji (Nara-shi, Japan); Shosoin (Nara-shi, Japan); Metalwork; Mirrors; Treasuries
Work Record ID: 542211
Image Record ID: 974766
Digital filename: 05d101611
Classification Filing Number: 152; N218; 2TOSme M 2; *.r
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 04:43:58

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 1642 x 1588
File Size: 347 KB
Record: 974766
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-974766/05d101611

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 974766. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-974766/05d101611. May 19, 2024.