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Maker(s):Fujiwara Masashige
Culture:Japanese
Title:Round Mirror with Handle, and Pine Design
Date Made:19th century
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:Metal with bamboo and fabric
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 12 5/8 in x 9 1/16 in x 1/8 in; 32.1 cm x 23 cm x .3 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: verso, l. ctr.: [Japanese character, Tenkaichi Fujiwara Masashige]; INSCRIPTION: verso, ctr.: [Japanese character, Taka Sago].
Accession Number:  MH 1972.8.Q.I
Credit Line:Gift of Dorothy S. Shalk
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Mirror made of metal, with one side polished and the other side decorated in relief landscape of the Maramatsu (pine island). A pine tree dominates the foreground to the right with waves to the left and clouds above. Two large characters "Taka" and "Sago" over the landscape and another line of signature inscription to the left.

Tags:
women; households; mirrors

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