Mirror with a TLV Pattern and Four Deities

方格規矩四神鏡

At a glance — Archaeological Object · Kofun period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Archaeological Objects
Period: Kofun period
Date: 301–500
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-90654

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This mirror was made on the Japanese archipelago based on similarly designed Chinese mirrors. Deity motifs from the Chinese originals were simplified, and inscriptions were replaced with swirls.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-90654 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-90654
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Mirror with a TLV Pattern and Four Deities（方格規矩四神鏡）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-90654. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/mirror-with-a-tlv-pattern-and-four-deities/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Category: Archaeology:Media:Metal
Genre: Archaeology
Material: Bronze
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
員数: 1面
分類: 考古
品質形状: 青銅製
種別: 考古:材質:金属
法量: 直径22.2

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