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Wedding Hand Mirror

1997.12.0003

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Artifact Identification Wedding Hand Mirror   (1997.12.0003)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Wedding Objects
    4. ;
  4. Personal Artifacts
    5. :
  5. Toilet Articles
    6. :
  6. Beauty Supplies
Artist/Maker Izuminokami Shigetsu
Geographic Location
Period Early Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date 1615-1740 CE
Culture Japanese
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 27.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 18.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.5 cm
Weight 458 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Metal--Bronze
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Polishing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Bincsik, Monika. "Japanese Weddings in the Edo Period (1615–1868)." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2009.https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jwed/hd_jwed.htm.

Kyoto National Museum. “Bronze Mirrors with Handles in Japan." Accessed 6 Feb. 2025. https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/learn/home/dictio/kinkou/54dokyo.

Pitt Rivers Museum. "Two e-kagami." Accessed 6 Fed. 2025. https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/bodyarts/index.php/temporary-body-arts/mirrors/63-two-e-kagami-japan-edo-period-c-16001868.html.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Mrs. Demitri Shimkin
Reproduction No

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