A new exhibition celebrates the use of bronze for religious worship - and one of the most moving pieces is a mirror used by secret Catholics in seventeenth-century Japan.
03 October 2024, The Tablet
Through a glass darkly
Keeping the faith: at a time when Catholic worship in Japan was forbidden, Christ’s image could be relayed through the magic mirror
Joanna Moorhead
Get Instant Access
Continue Reading
Register for free to read this article in full
Subscribe for unlimited access
From just £30 quarterly
Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.
The full weekly edition in print and digital including our 179 years archive.
PDF version to view on iPad, iPhone or computer.
Already a subscriber? Login
