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Mirror with Water-Moon Avalokitesvara

KOREA; Goryeo dynasty (918–1392); Bronze; 10 x 8.2 cm; National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
This mirror is in the form of a fan and resembles Chinese Huzhou mirrors created during the Song dynasty. On the back, there is a Chinese inscription stating the origin of the mirror.
　 Sitting in the royal ease posture, the Bodhisattva has a headdress with several ornaments and a nimbus, and is surrounded by a round mandorla. Water is shown as rippling waves below.

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