Mirror Item Number: Ed1.153 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small circular bronze mirror with ten Chinese (?) character seals on one side of the circumference of the reflecting surface while the other side has a Korean (?) building with a leaf pattern around the edge and three leaves under the building. At the centre of the building, there is hemispheric handle through which there is threaded a knotted white cotton cord.
History Of Use
Modern (20th century) piece done in the style of earlier Korean and Chinese bronze mirrors. The most interesting Chinese mirrors were made from approximately 400 B.C.E. to 800 C.E. Korean bronze work was influenced by Chinese work and the art in Korea declined in the 12th-13th centuries.
Cultural Context
commemorative
Item History
- Made in Korea
- Collected between 1898 and 1935
- Owned by Marion Stephan
- Owned by Charles H. Stephan before January 10, 1977
- Received from Charles H. Stephan (Donor) on January 10, 1977
What
- Name
- Mirror
- Identification Number
- Ed1.153
- Type of Item
- mirror
- Material
- cotton fibre and bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, worked, polished, knotted, twisted and spun
- Overall
- height 0.7 cm, diameter 7.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Previous Owner
- Marion Stephan and Charles H. Stephan
- Received from
- Charles H. Stephan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Collection Date
- between 1898 and 1935
- Ownership Date
- before January 10, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on January 10, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0352/0080 p