Bronze mirror linked to Himiko found in China for 1st time

[yuiyoshida]

A bronze mirror found in China resembles those associated with Japan’s third-century shaman queen Himiko, providing perhaps the first solid evidence that she was given the mirrors by a Chinese emperor.

Wang Chenyi, a Chinese researcher from Henan province, recently reported in a local archaeological journal that he bought the bronze mirror from a farmer at an antiques market in the ancient capital of Luoyang around 2009.

The mirror is similar in design to Sankakubuchi Shinjukyo (triangular-rimmed deity-and-beast mirrors) widely discovered in Japan. They are believed to have been produced around the third century.

The mirror in China measures 18.3 centimeter in diameter and is 0.5 cm thick, relatively small compared with mirrors that have been unearthed in Japan. A circle in the middle of the mirror’s backside features engravings of deity figures and holy animals, while outer rings have a triangular rim with double-wave patterns.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Amazing discovery. Wonderful workmanship on the mirror. What an event to uncover. Thank you. n/t