铜镜

铜镜就是古代用铜做的镜子。铜镜,又称青铜镜。中国收藏家协会会员周新国先生《武陵藏珍》记载:远古时期,人们以水照面,铜器发明以后,以铜盆盛水鉴形照影。《尚书》《国语》《庄子》等先秦著作中,提到过古人"鉴于水"。《说文·金部》释"鉴"为"盆",因此可以说盛水的盆(鉴),就是最早的镜子。随着合金技术的出现,开始了使用铜和锡或银铅等制作铜镜的历史。铜镜一般制成圆形或方形,其背面铸铭文饰图案,并陪钮以穿系,正面则以铅锡磨砺光亮,可清晰照面。齐家文化墓葬中出土的一面距今已有4000多年历史的小型铜镜,造型、装饰均较原始,应是目前考古资料中所知最早的一面铜镜。商、西周和春秋时的铜镜,都有零星发现,战国始盛行,产量大增。到汉代,由于日常生活的大量需求,加之西汉中叶后经济飞速繁荣,铜镜制作产生了质的飞跃。所制铜镜工艺精良,质地厚重,镜背铭文、图案丰富多样。后经唐宋时代两次发展高峰,到明清时期,随着近代玻璃的诞生,铜镜逐渐淡出历史舞台。

在古代,铜镜与人们的日常生活有着密切关系,是人们不可缺少的生活用具。铜镜又是精美的工艺品。它制作精良,形态美观,图纹华丽,铭文丰富,是我国古代文化遗产中的瑰宝。

中国铜镜在唐代以前,以圆形为主,极少有方形的。到宋代后除继承过去的圆形、方形、葵花形、菱花形外,葵花形、菱花形镜以六葵花为最普遍。它们的棱边与唐代有所不同,有的较直,形成六边形镜。此外还有带柄镜、长方形、鸡心形、盾形、钟形鼎形等多种样式。并出现了很多花草、鸟兽、山水、小桥、楼台和人物故事装饰题材的铜镜,还有素面镜,窄边小钮无纹饰镜,这些题材都具有浓厚的生活气息。此外,还有一些神仙、人物故事镜和八卦镜等。

本司有幸征集到此铜镜,品相自然保存完好,具有很高的收藏价值。

Bronze mirror

Bronze mirror is a mirror made of bronze in ancient times. Bronze mirror, also known as bronze mirror. Zhou Xinguo, a member of the Chinese Association of collectors, recorded in the collection of treasures in Wuling that in ancient times, people used water to look at their faces, and after the invention of bronze ware, they used a copper basin to hold water to take pictures. In the pre Qin works such as Shangshu, Guoyu and Zhuangzi, it was mentioned that the ancients "considered water". In Shuowen Jinbu, it is explained that "Jian" is a "basin", so it can be said that the basin containing water (Jian) is the earliest mirror. With the emergence of alloy technology, the history of using copper and tin or silver lead to make copper mirrors began. The bronze mirror is generally made into a round or square shape. The back of the mirror is engraved with an inscription pattern, which is worn with buttons. The front is polished with lead and tin to make it bright and clear. A small bronze mirror with a history of more than 4000 years has been unearthed in the tomb of Qijia culture. Its shape and decoration are relatively primitive. It should be the earliest known bronze mirror in archaeological materials. Bronze mirrors of the Shang, Western Zhou and spring and autumn periods were found sporadically, and began to prevail in the Warring States period, with a large increase in production. In the Han Dynasty, due to the great demand of daily life and the rapid economic prosperity after the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, the production of bronze mirrors made a qualitative leap. The bronze mirror is of excellent technology, heavy texture, rich and diverse inscriptions and patterns on the back of the mirror. After the Tang and Song Dynasties two development peaks, to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the birth of modern glass, bronze mirrors gradually fade out of the historical stage.

In ancient times, bronze mirrors were closely related to people's daily life, and they were indispensable tools for people's daily life. The bronze mirror is also an exquisite handicraft. It is a treasure of ancient Chinese cultural heritage, which is well made, beautiful in shape, gorgeous in pattern and rich in inscriptions.

Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese bronze mirrors were mainly round and rarely square. After the Song Dynasty, in addition to inheriting the past round, square, sunflower shaped and water chestnut shaped, six sunflower shaped and water chestnut shaped mirrors were the most common. Their edges are different from those of Tang Dynasty. Some of them are straight, forming hexagonal mirrors. In addition, there are a variety of styles, such as mirror with handle, rectangle, chicken heart, shield, bell shaped tripod, etc. There are many bronze mirrors with decorative themes of flowers and plants, birds and animals, mountains and rivers, small bridges, buildings and stories of people, as well as plain mirrors and narrow buttons without patterns, all of which have a strong flavor of life. In addition, there are some gods, story mirrors and gossip mirrors.

Our company has the honor to collect this bronze mirror, which is naturally well preserved and has high collection value.