Mirror

1333-1568

This design of paired cranes with their beaks touching a tortoise-shaped handle is characteristic of Japanese mirrors made during the Muromachi period. Here, the typical motif is combined with stylized quince blossoms (mokkō-mon), a design found on many decorative arts and textiles of the period, as well as in heraldry.

Bronze

1/4 in. (0.64 cm)

Diam.: 7 1/4 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

56.135

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Deities & Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art, October 20, 2022 – May 18, 2025 (on view December 7, 2024 – May 18, 2025).

Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 111

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