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Collections

I'ueimon
Relief Portrait Roundel of Prince Shōtoku Taishi Riding a Heavenly Horse1702, 5th month

Not on view
Circular bronze mirror with dark patina, featuring a relief figure of a robed rider on horseback at center, surrounded by incised vertical East Asian script

I'ueimon, Relief Portrait Roundel of Prince Shōtoku Taishi Riding a Heavenly Horse, 1702, 5th month, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of David and Margaret Barry, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
I'ueimon
Japan, active early 18th century
Title
Relief Portrait Roundel of Prince Shōtoku Taishi Riding a Heavenly Horse
Date Made
1702, 5th month
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (26.67 × 26.67 × 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number
M.2017.168.7
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.