| schema:description 9 | "creditline: Gift of D. Z. Norton" |
| schema:description | "type: Metalwork" |
| schema:description | "tombstone: Mirror, 1400s-1500s. Japan, Muromachi Period (1392-1573). Bronze; diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton 1917.648...(more)" |
| schema:description | "wall_description: 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 (<em>kyojo</em>) and a chrysanthemum design on the back shows that the flower was also appreciated in the context of Buddhism in the Kamakura period....(more)" |
| schema:description | "culture: Japan, Muromachi Period (1392-1573)" |
| schema:description | "id: 98020" |
| schema:description | "technique: bronze" |
| schema:description | "collection: Japanese Art" |
| schema:description | "measurements: Diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)" |
