Detail View: Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images:
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ID_Number:
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WBD_09445
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Creator name:
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unknown
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Title:
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Mirror
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View description:
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full view
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Date:
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12th–13th century
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Date type:
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creation
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Repository name:
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Brooklyn Museum of Art
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Repository name variant:
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Brooklyn Museum
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Repository location:
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Brooklyn, NY
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Repository_inventory_ number:
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75.65.2
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Style_Period:
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Koryŏ (Korean periods, Korean (culture or style)
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Style_Period name variant:
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Goryeo
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Subject:
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metalworking
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Subject:
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waves (natural events)
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Subject:
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allegory (artistic device)
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Subject:
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boats
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Subject:
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Chinese characters (writing system)
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Culture:
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Korean (culture or style)
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Category:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Work_type:
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mirrors
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Material_Technique:
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bronze
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Measurement:
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1.4 x 17 cm
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Copy_Source:
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digital image
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Image_Source:
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Walter Denny
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Note:
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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."
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Rights Reproduction & Access:
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Duplication rights - Walter Denny
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Filename:
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WBD_09445.JPG
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