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Important Cultural Property

Slant-Rimmed Mirror with Two Deities and Two Beasts

斜縁二神二獣鏡
Slant-Rimmed Mirror with Two Deities and Two Beasts (斜縁二神二獣鏡)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Archaeological Object · Kofun period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
101–300
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-88380

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In Japan, mirrors entombed with the deceased often included ones created in China, long before the construction of the tombs. Mirrors of various origins were likely chosen as grave goods for each of the deceased.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Slant-Rimmed Mirror with Two Deities and Two Beasts（斜縁二神二獣鏡）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-88380. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/slant-rimmed-mirror-with-two-deities-and-two-beasts/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal
  • Genre: Archaeology
  • Material: Bronze
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1面
  • 分類: 考古
  • 品質形状: 青銅製
  • 種別: 考古:材質:金属
  • 法量: 直径14.6
  • 時代世紀: 古墳時代・4～5世紀、中国製・2～3世紀

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