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Japanese: 海馬葡萄鑑 - かいばぶどうかん

…In the inner section, lions, leopards, celestial horses, peacocks, and phoenixes are depicted in large figures among the grape arabesque pattern, and in the outer section, in addition to the above birds and beasts, small animals such as mice and cats, small birds, and insects can be seen peeking out among the grape arabesque pattern. In illustrated catalogs from the Song and Qing dynasties, there are names such as "Sea Horse and Grape Mirror" and "Sea Animal and Grape Mirror," and these names have come to be known, but it is difficult to find any animal shapes that can be identified as sea animals or sea horses, and the origin of the names is unclear. In Japan, there are many excellent pieces that have been passed down to Shosoin or shrines and temples, and they have become particularly famous as they were included in the items buried in the core of the five-story pagoda of Horyu-ji Temple and the grave goods of the Takamatsuzuka Tomb. …

From [Tang Mirror]

...A mirror made in the Tang dynasty in China. During the Tang dynasty, a court culture developed centered around Chang'an and Luoyang, and mirrors were prized for their different tastes than in the previous dynasty. Many Tang mirrors are made of cupronickel and are thick, and come in a wide variety of shapes, including circular, square, eight-flowered, and octagonal. The designs on the backs of mirrors also feature a variety of techniques, including mother-of-pearl, cloisonné, gold and silver inlay, and silver plating. During the transitional period from the Six Dynasties mirrors to the Tang mirrors, there was a style of mirror called the Sui mirror. This style includes the Four Gods mirror, and there are many excellent pieces such as the Group Flower Pattern mirror. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kaiba Budokan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…内区には葡萄唐草文の間に大きく獅子，豹，天馬，孔雀，鳳凰などが表され，外区では，同じく葡萄唐草文の間にこれらの禽獣に加えてネズミや猫などの小動物，小鳥，昆虫が見え隠れしている。宋代や清代の図録類に〈海馬葡萄鑑〉とか〈海獣葡萄鑑〉の名があり，呼びならわされてきているが，とくに海獣または海馬と特定しうる獣形は認めがたく，名称の由来は判然としない。日本には，正倉院あるいは社寺に伝世された優品も少なくなく，また，法隆寺五重塔心礎埋納物や高松塚古墳副葬品に含まれていて，とくに有名になった。…

【唐鏡】より

…中国，唐代に製作された鏡。唐代は長安，洛陽を中心とする宮廷文化が育ち，鏡も前代と異なる趣味をもち珍重された。唐鏡は白銅質，厚手のものが多く，形も変化に富み，円形，方形，八花形，八稜形などがある。また鏡背の文様には，螺鈿（らでん），七宝（しつぽう），金銀平脱（へいだつ），貼銀鍍金（ちようぎんときん）などの各種の技法がみられる。六朝鏡から唐鏡への過渡期には隋鏡という鏡式がある。これには四神鏡などがあり，団華文鏡などすぐれた作品が多い。…

※「海馬葡萄鑑」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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