Antique 19th Century Bronze Hand Mirror Bull fighters DJ has chips and edge

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Published by arcadia publishing company

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By Shelley Davies Wygant

Antique 19th Century Bronze Hand Mirror Bull fighters DJ has chips and edgeRare Early Meiji Period Bronze Hand Mirror decorated with three graceful, close standing fruit trees within a landscape. Created for and used by upper class Japanese women for centuries before mirrored glass came to Japan, the handmirrors of this period were of a brighter bronze than earlier mirrors and could be highly polished for better reflection. Mirror measures 7 1 4" in diameter and 11" in length. Surfaces retain nearly original luster.