Sacred Mirror

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Sacred Mirror is a revered Shinto relic associated with the sun goddess Amaterasu and traditionally regarded as one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sacred Mirror canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ
Shinto sacred object ⓘ
religious relic ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Amaterasu ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
associatedWithMyth myth of Amaterasu hiding in the cave ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Shinto ⓘ
belongsToCategory Japanese mythology ⓘ
imperial regalia ⓘ
religious artifacts ⓘ
culturalInfluence influenced symbolism of mirrors in Shinto shrines ⓘ
inspired depictions of mirrors in Japanese art ⓘ
culturalStatus national treasure (traditional, religious sense) ⓘ
etymologyNote “Yata” refers to “eight-span,” indicating great size or completeness ⓘ
functionInTradition symbol of imperial authority ⓘ
symbol of imperial legitimacy ⓘ
grantedBy Amaterasu ⓘ
grantedTo first legendary emperor of Japan ⓘ
hasEpithet one of the Three Sacred Treasures ⓘ
hasMaterial bronze (traditional description) ⓘ
hasMythologicalRole used to lure Amaterasu from the cave Amano-Iwato ⓘ
hasName Yata no Kagami ⓘ
hasRitualCustodian Shinto priesthood at Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ
hasShape circular mirror ⓘ
keptAt Ise Grand Shrine (traditional belief) ⓘ
linked to: Ise Grand Shrine
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
linkedToConcept divine light ⓘ
reflection of the kami ⓘ
sun ⓘ
locatedInCountry Japan ⓘ
mentionedIn Kojiki ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ
originPeriod mythological age of the kami ⓘ
partOf Three Sacred Treasures of Japan ⓘ
relatedRegalia Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (sacred sword) ⓘ
linked to: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi

Yasakani no Magatama (sacred jewel) ⓘ
religiousSignificance object of veneration at Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ
ritualRole used in imperial enthronement rites (symbolically) ⓘ
roleInSuccession emblem confirming the emperor’s divine mandate ⓘ
sacrednessLevel highest class of Shinto sacred object ⓘ
symbolizes honesty ⓘ
purity ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
tabooStatus direct viewing restricted ⓘ
traditionalStatus inalienable property of the Imperial House ⓘ
visibilityStatus normally hidden from public view ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amaterasu → sacredObject → Sacred Mirror ⓘ
Yata no Kagami → alsoKnownAs → Sacred Mirror ⓘ