Korean Koryo Leaded Bronze Mirror w/ Landscape Relief

**Originally Listed At $150**

East Asia, South Korea, Goryeo/Koryo Dynasty, ca. 918 to 1392 CE. A cast-leaded bronze mirror with a polished face, an ornate back, and a small, knobbed handle. The verso is adorned with a landscape scene in low relief showing a figure bathing next to a waterfall and below a large tree. Trace amounts of gold decorate the beautiful relief, suggesting that it was previously gilded. Bronze mirrors that were polished on one side and decorated on the reverse were a popular luxury item coveted throughout East Asia. While they originated in China during the early years of China's development of bronze technology, circa 1700 BCE or possibly earlier, the taste for such mirrors spread beyond China's borders to Korea and Japan. Size: 3.625" in diameter (9.2 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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Condition Report: Light encrustations and softening of detail. Otherwise, intact and very good with great patina and earthen deposits throughout.