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Treasure of Okinoshima

  • Mirror
Name Mirror with Design of Six Animals
Classification Bronze
Excavated Point Excavated from Site No. 17
Designated Category National Treasure
Era (real era) 4th-5th Century
volume D. 16.4cm
Description An imitation mirror copying Han Dynasty Chinese animal mirrors. There’s a ring made of fake-inscriptions as a result of Japanese craftsmen turning the inscriptions into graphics when copying the Chinese mirrors.