id:			149099
accession number:	1977.32
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.32
updated:		2025-02-09 03:55:17.316000

Bishamonten Ritual Mirror, 1000s–1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Silvered bronze with incised design; diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1977.32

title:				Bishamonten Ritual Mirror
title in original language:	毘沙門天鏡像
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creation date:			1000s–1100s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1199
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creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
technique:	silvered bronze with incised design
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

	title:		Mirrors: Art and Symbol
	opening date:   1984-07-03T04:00:00
	<i>Mirrors: Art and Symbol</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 3-November 18, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	H. Minkenhof
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	(Shunichi Yabumoto Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1977
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1977–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1977.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 1 (1978): 2–42.
	page number: 	Reproduced: no. 148, p. 36; Mentioned: no. 148, p. 43
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159560

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