This bronze mirror is decorated with the Korean adaptation of a Chinese landscape scene. Foreign inf
This bronze mirror is decorated with the Korean adaptation of a Chinese landscape scene. Foreign influences were a major part of Goryeo period art in Korea. The figures on clouds traveling toward the cassia tree are understood as immortals. The reverse of the mirror would have been highly polished and reflective.Posted by Rebekah Pollock Mirror, 13th-14th century. Bronze, 7/16 x 7 3/8 in. (1.1 x 18.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 1994.197.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.197.4.jpg) -- source link
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