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Bewitching Mirrors: Ancient Mirrors from the Murakami Collection
May 26, 2016 〜 Jul 10, 2016
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【Gallery1】 Mirrors have a long history. In China, the first bronze mirrors were made during the Neolithic period. Mirrors were regarded as spiritual entities able to reflect the depths of human souls. Given the mirrors’ symbolic significance, the patterns on the backs of these mirrors embodied the world views and wishes of their times. For this exhibition, we have selected 60 notable examples from the collection of ancient Chinese mirrors donated to the museum by Murakami Eiji in 2010. In the patterns on their backs we can see the origins of heaven and earth, the world of the gods and immortals, and wishes for good fortune in this world, including long life and many descendants.
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