Bronze mirror

thumb
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.Osborne, 174; Dillon, 32 In many asian societies people saw these mirrors as religiously significant.

This includes Shinto"Shinto Shrine Yushoku Kokusitsu", p. 129, 7, July 1, 1951. Published by the Jinja Main Office on July 1, 1951 where one of the most important relics is a bronze mirror: Yata no Kagami. Shinto followers believe that by worshiping a mirror, they recognize and honor the divine within themselves. 

 Gallery 

 Asian bronze mirrors 

 European bronze mirrors 

 References 

 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, 

Category:Bronze Age
Category:Mirrors
Category:Art
Category:Bronze