Haguro Mirror (Haguro ky) with Birds and Flowers by a Stream 12th century Japan Related to the Shint notion of the mirror as an object of almost magical potency was the custom of dedicating personal mirrors to Shint shrines. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries hope for salvation in Buddhist Pure Land paradises merged with the Shint notion of certain places as the abode of sacred spirits. Sutras and both Shint and Buddhist images were buried at such sites believed to be Pure Lands. Associated with this practice was that of throwing mirrors into ponds. Hundreds of examples with bird and flower motifs, such as the lovely ferns and wildflowers seen here, have been recovered from a pond within the precincts of Dewa Shrine atop Mount Haguro in Yamagata Prefecture and are known as Haguro ky. Their delicate motifs are typical of the art of the Heian aristocracy.. Haguro Mirror (Haguro ky) with Birds and Flowers by a Stream. Japan. 12th century. Bronze. Heian period (794-1185). Metal

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Haguro Mirror (Haguro ky) with Birds and Flowers by a Stream 12th century Japan Related to the Shint notion of the mirror as an object of almost magical potency was the custom of dedicating personal mirrors to Shint shrines. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries hope for salvation in Buddhist Pure Land paradises merged with the Shint notion of certain places as the abode of sacred spirits. Sutras and both Shint and Buddhist images were buried at such sites believed to be Pure Lands. Associated with this practice was that of throwing mirrors into ponds. Hundreds of examples with bird and flower motifs, such as the lovely ferns and wildflowers seen here, have been recovered from a pond within the precincts of Dewa Shrine atop Mount Haguro in Yamagata Prefecture and are known as Haguro ky. Their delicate motifs are typical of the art of the Heian aristocracy.. Haguro Mirror (Haguro ky) with Birds and Flowers by a Stream. Japan. 12th century. Bronze. Heian period (794-1185). Metal

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