Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Bronze Knife and a Han Mirror Excavated in Japan
A small knife with a curved handle lies above a round mirror covered in relief ornament. The caption identifies the mirror as a Han example excavated in Japan.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Bronze Knife and a Han Mirror Excavated in Japan" [editorial title]. In Oriental Alchemy, Masumi Chikashige; English translation by Nobuji Sasaki; sword-forging drawings by Masahiro Tasaki. 1936 English version, Alchemy and Other Chemical Achievements of the Ancient Orient. Translation note credits Nobuji Sasaki; the earlier preface credits sword-forging drawings to Masahiro Tasaki. Western alchemy material was omitted and other passages revised or supplemented., 1936, Rokakuho Uchida. Source scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0547-0107
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Illustrator not identified. A Bronze Knife and a Han Mirror Excavated in Japan. Oriental Alchemy. Scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0547-0107