Bronze mirror

A bronze mirror is a mirror that is made out of polished bronze. Most mirrors used to be made out of Bronze before the invention of glass mirrors.[1] In many asian societies people saw these mirrors as religiously significant.[2]

This includes Shinto[3] where one of the most important relics is a bronze mirror: Yata no Kagami.[4] Shinto followers believe that by worshiping a mirror, they recognize and honor the divine within themselves.[5] [6]

Asian bronze mirrors

European bronze mirrors

References

  1. ↑ Osborne, 174; Dillon, 32
  2. ↑ Osborne, Harold (1975). The Oxford companion to the decorative arts. Oxford: Clarendon press. ISBN 978-0-19-866113-9.
  3. ↑ "Shinto Shrine Yushoku Kokusitsu", p. 129, 7, July 1, 1951. Published by the Jinja Main Office on July 1, 1951
  4. ↑ Denney, John W. (2011). Respect and Consideration. Lulu.com. pp. 321, 318–326. ISBN 978-0-9568798-0-6.
  5. ↑ "The Magic Mirror Maker". Kyoto Journal. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  6. ↑ "The circular mirror: Shinto symbol". Green Shinto. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2022-05-15.


Sources

  • Dillon, Michael O. (ed.), China: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary, 1998, Curzon Press, ISBN 9780700704392 google books
  • Osborne, Harold (ed), The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts, 1975, OUP, ISBN 0198661134
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