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"Tachu-Saimon Mirror", the mirror with two knobs and zigzag design, was found for the first time at Kajikurihama, Yamaguchi Pref., Japan in 1914. Thenceforce more than ten mirrors of this kind have been found not only in Japan but in Korea. Those found in Korea are classified into two types, the one being finely moulded and the other roughly.
The new example I am going to introduce here, too, is what was discovered in Korea, probably in Southern Phyongan more than fifteen years ago and now in the hand of Mr. CHUJI KITAMURA who had purchased it there.
The mirror is preserved its complete form and has a medium size, 12.4cm in diameter, with, a little warp on its surface. Two knobs are on the back side by side a little apart from the center, and fine zigzag design is seen all over the back. As the surface is lead black in colour and has many traces of green patina, the material does not seem to be of so good quality.
The design on the back considerably resembles to that of a mould of mirror which is reported to have been unearthed at Mongson. Close relationship is noticed between the mirror and the mould from Mngson, though the former presumably preceeds the latter chronologically. As for the quality of the metal, it presents a good example of the roughly moulded type of Northern Korea. If so, it suggests a very interesting fact that such a type of mirrors had been in wide use there at that time.
