Classification and chronology of reported Small-scale Imitation Bronze mirrors

The purpose of this paper is to reconsider the possibility of internal change within the region and the one-sided influx from Japan by examining small-scale imitation bronze mirrors(仿製鏡) excavated from the southern part of the Korean peninsula during the Proto-Three Kingdoms period that have not previously received attention or have been newly reported. Small-scale bronze mirrors excavated in Korea first appeared in the Geumho River(琴湖江) area, and the place of production has been discussed in various ways through the degree of imitation of the imitation of targeted mirror(原鏡) or changes in format in some cases. However, all other examples, centered on Yangdong-ri(良洞里) in Gimhae(金海), are considered to have been imported from Kyushu(九州). The point of view is mainstream. However, the differences between Korea and Japan in the enjoyment patterns and preferred patterns of small-scale imitation bronze mirrors reveal that the Yangdong-ri excavated items cannot be viewed as a one-sided influx from a specific region. Based on the above awareness of the problem, newly added materials were reviewed to examine the process of the movement of the center of enjoyment of small-scale imitation bronze mirrors from Geumho River to Gimhae. According to this, it was confirmed that the pattern of change in small-scale imitation bronze mirrors was not observed in the excavated items of tombs when adding reported small-scale imitation bronze mirrors. Accordingly, in this paper, supplemented and presented the possibility of local change and pattern of enjoyment of the southern Korea Peninsula excavations by reflection the trend of changes in society and small-scale imitation bronze mirror at the time.