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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.165
Title
Foliate Mirror with Engraved Image of Zao Gongen
Classification
Mirrors
Work Type
mirror
Date
early 11th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Heian period, 794-1185
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/58964

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diam. 13.2 x Thickness (rim) 1.2 cm (5 3/16 x 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2009)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2009-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto in honor of John M. Rosenfield
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.165
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Words and Things: Buddhist Texts and Ritual Objects from Japan, brochure, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2013-2014), n.p.

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