神獣鏡|Mirror (Shinjūkyō) Based on Han Dynasty Prototype with Cosmological Design
Unknown Artist
4th–5th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diam. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification
Mirrors
Culture & Period
Japan · Kofun period (ca. 300–710)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number
1975.268.383