COLLECTION NAME:
Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
Record
ID_Number:
WBD_09445
Creator name:
unknown
Title:
Mirror
View description:
full view
Date:
12th–13th century
Date type:
creation
Repository name:
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Repository name variant:
Brooklyn Museum
Repository location:
Brooklyn, NY
Repository_inventory_ number:
75.65.2
Style_Period:
Koryŏ (Korean periods, Korean (culture or style)
Style_Period name variant:
Goryeo
Subject:
metalworking
Subject:
waves (natural events)
Subject:
allegory (artistic device)
Subject:
boats
Subject:
Chinese characters (writing system)
Culture:
Korean (culture or style)
Category:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_type:
mirrors
Material_Technique:
bronze
Measurement:
1.4 x 17 cm
Copy_Source:
digital image
Image_Source:
Walter Denny
Note:
Style and type of the bronze mirror as luxury items make reference to Chinese design and source. According to the Brooklyn Museum site, the image "appears to represent the ancient Chinese story of Ning Qi, who was recruited to be a government adviser despite being a lowly cattle driver."
Rights Reproduction & Access:
Duplication rights - Walter Denny
Filename:
WBD_09445.JPG
