Mirror with TLV Patterns and Atypical Details (Excavated from Mozume Ebisuyama tomb, Mukō City, Kyoto)

変形方格規矩鏡・変形獣文鏡（京都府向日市物集女恵美須古墳出土）

At a glance — Archaeological Object · Kofun period, 4th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Archaeological Objects
Period: Kofun period, 4th century
Date: 301–400
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-167876

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Mirrors are often found in tombs of the Kofun-period (ca. 3rd–ca. 7th century) Japanese elite. This example has a design influenced by Han Chinese mirrors. It is called a TLV mirror for the letter-like forms surrounding the central square on its back. The other side is reflective.

— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-167876 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-167876
Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Mirror with TLV Patterns and Atypical Details (Excavated from Mozume Ebisuyama tomb, Mukō City, Kyoto)（変形方格規矩鏡・変形獣文鏡（京都府向日市物集女恵美須古墳出土））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-167876. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/mirror-with-tlv-patterns-and-atypical-details-excavated-from-mozume-ebisuyama-tomb-muk/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal|Archaeology:Region:Japan
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Genre: Archaeological Artifacts
員数: 1面
分類: 考古
種別: 考古:材質:金属|考古:地域:日本

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