Bronze hand-mirror in lacquer box (e-kagami and e-kagami-bako)
| Accession Nr.: | 6133.1-3 |
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| Type: | object for daily use; metalwork; lacquers |
| Date of production: |
early 19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period |
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| Acquisition: | collection of Ferenc Hopp |
| Signed: | Marked on mirror: Makishima Izumi no Kami Hisatomo (填嶋和泉守久共, artist name for metalwork master Fujiwara Mitsunaga) |
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| Materials/Techniques: | wood, lacquer (maki-e), metal |
| Dimensions: | height: 13.5 cm width: 8.8 cm depth: 1 cm diameter: 7.8 cm |
The mirror is decorated with pine, crane, bamboo, and turtle motifs; lacquer box decorated with scrollwork arabesque (karakusa) and “cranes facing each other” crest (tsuru no maru mon) motif.