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title: Nara Period Mirror
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6527/nara-period-mirror/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nara Period Mirror

_Authored by James Blake Wiener_

## Image File

[![Nara Period Mirror](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6527.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6527.jpg)

## Image Caption

An eight-lobed cast [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) mirror with flowers and luan (a mythical bird) decoration. From Mount Tsuwado, Mukuno, Yamaga-machi, Kitsuki-shi, Oita, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). [Nara Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara_Period/), 8th century CE. Tokyo National Museum)

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, April 20). Nara Period Mirror. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6527/nara-period-mirror/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Nara Period Mirror." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 20, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6527/nara-period-mirror/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Nara Period Mirror." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Apr 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6527/nara-period-mirror/>.

## License & Copyright

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