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  2. Bronze mirror - Wikipedia

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    Bronze mirrors were produced in China from Neolithic times [citation needed] until Western glass mirrors were brought to China. Bronze mirrors were usually circular, with one side polished bright, to give a reflection, and the reverse side normally decorated in cast relief in early examples, later on sometimes inlaid in precious metal. They ...

  3. List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)

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    40 bronze mirrors, an iron sword with a ring pommel and many beads of various type. Among the bronze mirrors are the largest specimen of their kind with a diameter of 46.5 cm (18.3 in) Yayoi period–Kofun period: Hirabaru Site (平原遺跡, Hirabaru iseki), Maebaru, Fukuoka; excavated in 1965

  4. Chinese ritual bronzes - Wikipedia

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    Jiàn (鑑 or 鑒): Refers to two different objects: either a tall, broad bronze dish for water, or a circular bronze mirror, usually with intricate ornamentation on the back. The modern meaning is a mirror. Jué (钁): Farming implement shaped like a pickaxe, but used as a hoe.

  5. Yata no Kagami - Wikipedia

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    The Yata no Kagami represents "wisdom" or "honesty," depending on the source. [2] Its name literally means "The Eight Ata Mirror," a reference to its size. [3] [4] Mirrors in ancient Japan represented truth because they merely reflected what was shown, and were objects of mystique and reverence (being uncommon items).

  6. Speculum metal - Wikipedia

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    Archaeologists and others prefer to call it "high-tin bronze", [2] although this broad term is also used for other alloys such as bell metal, which is typically around 20% tin. Large speculum metal mirrors are hard to manufacture, and the alloy is prone to tarnish, requiring frequent re-polishing.

  7. Chinese magic mirror - Wikipedia

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    The mirrors were made out of solid bronze. The front was polished and could be used as a mirror, while the back has a design cast in the bronze, [2] or other decoration. When sunlight or other bright light shines onto the mirror, the mirror appears to become transparent. If that light is reflected from the mirror onto a wall, the pattern on the ...

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