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The World of Deities: An Introduction to Bronze Mirror (Selected)

Author: Li Huijun
星期二, 一月 14, 2020

前言简介

Bronze mirror with deities and sacred beasts designs refers to a type of ancient mirror decorating traditional Chinese deities such as the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) and sacred beasts such as loongs (Chinese Seraphim), tigers, and birds with high-relief carving technique. It first appeared in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD25-220), was popular from the end of the Eastern Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period (AD220-280), and lasted until the Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD420-589). According to the decorative content and composition, it can be divided into ring-shaped mirror, opposed type mirror, mirror with ribbon pattern, and mirror with rearranged pattern, etc. With complicated craftsmanship, exquisite conception and profound ideological connotation, the mirror occupies an extremely important position in the history of Chinese bronze mirrors.

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相关研究

1. 李慧君:《众神世界——湖南出土“吾作明竟”铭神兽镜图文考释》,《湖南省博物馆馆刊(第十五辑)》,2019年,第517-529页。 2. 李慧君:《湖南省博物馆藏神兽铜镜选介及其宗教意义》,《文物天地》,2019年第12期,第35-39页。