柄え鏡かがみ

noun

handled mirror; traditional mirror with a handle

A traditional Japanese mirror with a handle, popular from the Muromachi period onward. Often associated with bridal trousseaus and historical settings. Antonym: 紐鏡 (mirror with a cord).

Antonyms: 紐鏡

• この柄え鏡かがみは江え戸ど時じ代だいの婚こん礼れい道どう具ぐの一ひとつです。

  This handled mirror is one of the bridal items from the Edo period.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで美うつくしい柄え鏡かがみを見みた。

  I saw a beautiful handled mirror at the museum.