Mirror with Sakyamuni Buddha (front)
Copper-nickel
Mirror with Sakyamuni Buddha (back)
Mirror with Sakyamuni Buddha
JAPAN; Heian period
This mirror, 15.1 cm in diameter and 1.2 cm thick, was listed as a National Treasure in 1954.
The edge of the mirror has a lotus petal design, and at the top is an image of Sakyamuni Buddha sitting on a lotus throne, flanked by two attendant Bodhisattvas. On either side of these images are falling leaves, and beneath are Manjusri and Samantabhadra Bodhisattvas, riding on an elephant and a lion respectively. Heavenly Kings Acala and Vaisravana stand on a rock before the Buddha.
There is a central boss surrounded by two rings of lotus petals on the back of the mirror. Surrounding the boss are flowers and mandarin ducks, and in between the two rings are butterflies, birds, and scroll leaf patterns.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 196.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 196,
title = {{Mirror with Sakyamuni Buddha}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}