Mirror, 1400s-1500s. Creator: Unknown.

Mirror, 1400s-1500s. Creator: Unknown.

2-735-236 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Mirror, 1400s-1500s. The Japanese used chrysanthemums as decorative elements on mirrors. In the Heian period, a chrysanthemum with cranes or long-tailed birds was a common motif. Later, in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, chrysanthemum designs were divided into three patterns with different symbolic associations: Chrysanthemum with Cranes represented longevity; Water Flowing suggested longevity as well as the Noh drama Kikujido, or Chrysanthemum Boy; and East Fence alluded to the poem "Drinking Wine" by Tao Yuanming (AD 365-427). Here, the mirror featuring Buddhist iconography ( kyojo ) and a chrysanthemum design on the back shows that the flower was also appreciated in the context of Buddhism in the Kamakura period.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Bronze

Picture Type
  1. Metalwork

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2992x2578
File Size : 22,598kb


Aliases

  1. 1917.648
  1. 98020
  1. 0940002054
  1. 1917.648
  1. 2-735-236
  1. 2735236


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