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Source Description
Zaō Gongen is the deity of Mount Kinpu, in the Yoshino Mountains south of Nara. This fragment is from a votive mirror called a <em>kakebotoke</em> with metal fittings at the top through which a cord could be used to hang it.
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153343
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Zaō Gongen
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153343
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Zaō Gongen
description
Zaō Gongen is the deity of Mount Kinpu, in the Yoshino Mountains south of Nara. This fragment is from a votive mirror called a <em>kakebotoke</em> with metal fittings at the top through which a cord could be used to hang it.
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1100s
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en
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Q79939140
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Metalwork
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1
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Overall: 25.8 x 17.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 in.)
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Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
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1986.47
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Gilt bronze with repoussé and incised details
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Zaō Gongen (蔵王権現), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gilt bronze with repoussé and incised details; overall: 25.8 x 17.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.47
titleInOriginalLanguage
蔵王権現
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Japanese Art
didYouKnow
This votive mirror would have been hung in a temple or shrine.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1986.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 74, no. 2, 1987, pp. 38–79.
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Reproduced: fig. 237, p. 50; Mentioned: p. 79
citation
“Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 1987.” <em>Archives of Asian Art</em>, vol. 41, 1988, pp. 95–110.
page_number
Reproduced: fig. 10, p. 98
citation
Vilbar, Sinéad, and Kevin Gray Carr. <em>Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art. </em>Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019.
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Mentioned and reproduced: p. 186-187, no. 75
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The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-06-18 11:45:47.777000
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153343
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Gilt bronze with repoussé and incised details
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