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2. Bronze mirror - Wikipedia

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   Bronze mirrors were produced in China from Neolithic times 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 generally had a knob ...

3. Shinju-kyo - Wikipedia

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   A Shinjū-kyō (神獣鏡, "deity and beast mirror") is an ancient type of Japanese round bronze mirror decorated with images of gods and animals from Chinese mythology. The obverse side has a polished mirror and the reverse has relief representations of legendary Chinese shén ( 神 "spirit; god"), xiān ( 仙 "transcendent; immortal"), and ...

4. 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).

5. 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.

6. Suda Hachiman Shrine Mirror - Wikipedia

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   It is a bronze mirror cast with 48 Chinese characters around the fifth century. It is an important artifact for the research in Japanese archaeology and Old Japanese language. It was found at Suda Hachiman Shrine , and its earliest mention in text is in the 3rd volume of the Kii no kuni meisho zue (紀伊国名所図会; "Illustrated Guide to ...

7. File:Bronze mirror, 5th c BC, AM of Corinth, 202831.jpg

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   English: Bronze mirror from the cemetery near Poseidonia, 5th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth. Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth. Čeština: Bronzové zrcadlo z pohřebiště u Poseidónie, 5. století před n. l. Archeologické muzeum v Korinthu.