Square Mirror, 5th-6th century, Unknown Japanese, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( x cm), Bronze, Japan, 5th-6th century, The Japanese first began to caste bronze mirrors, fashioned after Chinese and Korean prototypes, during the mid-Yayoi period (400 - 250 ). During the succeeding Kofun period, mirrors were produced in significant quantities and were customarily placed within the burial chambers of high-ranking individuals. While the fronts were polished to achieve a reflective surface, the backs were embellished with relief decoration organized around a central domed eyelet

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