Korean Shamanic Mirror (Myeongdo) Shaman Melong Mirror + Key holder, 7 Rattle
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(The sound of rattle is not loud)
- Mirror Size : Dia 3.5cm / Dia 2.5cm
- Bell or Rattle : 7ea
- Weight : 30g
- Material : Brass (Bagjja)
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Myeongdo is a round brass mirror that serves as a sacred shamanic prop that represents the face of a god.
Alternate terms include myeongdu and donggyeong (brass mirror). The patterns on this shamanic mirror must include the sun and the moon and the Seven Stars (Big Dipper). Some scholars connect the shamanic mirror to the Seals of Heaven (Cheonbuin) that was sent down to the human world in the mythology of [Dangun](/topic/Dangun, FounderofGojoseon), the founder of Korea’s first kingdom, which underlines its symbolic significance as a sacred prop.
Since the mirror is worshipped as the face of a god, it is hung in a shrine over the top middle section of a painting of a shamanic god, or over an effigy of a god. Sometimes the mirror is hung on its own, in which case it is covered from behind with a sheet of white paper, as “courtesy cloth (yedan).” Some shamans worship the shamanic mirror as a face hung on the wall over a set of miniature traditional attire, comprising a small red skirt and yellow shirt, or a pair of pants and a shirt.
Shamans can see the god they worship in the mirror, which also functions as a medium of communicating with the god. There are currently 12 deities worshipped in the form of shamanic mirrors, including the two most widely observed ones, ilwolmyeongdo (mirror of the Sun God and Moon God) and chilseongmyeongdo (mirror of the Seven Stars), which is decorated with a relief carving of the Seven Stars and a crescent moon.
It is difficult to find antique shamanic mirrors that date back a significant period of time, since shamans bury their mirrors in the ground upon retiring. [ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KOREAN FOLK CULTURE]
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Bangjja, also known as yugi, is a Korean type of hand-forged bronzeware.
The main difference between Korean bronzeware or Banjja from other bronzeware is the alloy ratio of copper to tin. The Bangjja contains much more tin than other bronzewares (Cu:Sn = 78:22 as volume) while the normal ratio of tin to copper is 1/9. Due to this compositional difference, bangjja (unlike other kinds of bronzeware) can be sterilized. For this reason, it has historically been used as tableware for the royal families of Korea. Bangjja is used for the traditional presentation of Korean royal court cuisine (surasang).
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