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Mirror with Bodhidharma

CHINA; Jin dynasty (1115–1234); Bronze; Diameter: 15.7 cm; Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics, Shijiazhuang, China
This bronze mirror is in the shape of an eight-petal sunflower with a raised boss in the center. The relief image is of Bodhidharma crossing the sea. He wears a cross-collar long robe while holding a palm leaf hat, upon which there is an inscription. A dragon can be seen with its head out of the water and spraying mist.

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