Mirror

1000-1185

This mirror features a combination of auspicious flowers and phoenixes (immortal birds from Chinese mythology), among the most common design motifs found on early Japanese mirrors, which were largely based on examples made in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907) that had been brought to Japan.

Bronze

7/16 in. (1.11 cm)

Diam.: 6 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

51.106

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. 45

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