Netherlands, William III (1849-1890). Posthumous medal of the king, 1890, designed by Menger, Bronze 53,5 mm, weight 71,10 g, Condition aUNC, beautiful patina with a mirror-like luster
Kokyo Bunchin, borrow its design from the ,,Cho-ju-ka Hai-kyo", which is a bronze mirror with birds, beasts and flowers engraved on the back of it. It is preserved in the Shoso-in in Nara, as one of the treasures from an ancient emperor.
Silver and iron as well as copper were used for making mirrors during the Nara Period, 710 to 784. ,,The Cho-ju-ka hai-kyo" ia a masterpiece demonstrating the high quality of metalwork technology of the period.
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