漫话唐代金银平脱铜镜

The bronze mirrors burnished with gold and silver inlay of the Tang Dynasty

唐代社会经济发展的一个重要方面,是手工业的兴盛发达,而作为生活实用器和装饰工艺集一体的铜镜,亦将中国铜镜铸造工艺推向顶峰。唐代铜镜的最大特点是艺术样式或艺术手法的多样化,在形制和纹饰方面,它一改两汉时期图案纹样的古朴、规矩,形成了浪漫豪放的独特风格。形制上它打破圆形的单一而出现了葵花形、菱花形、方形、亚字形的造型;

In the Tang Dynasty,the technology of bronze mirror casting came up to very high level.And the bronze mirror burnished with gold and silver inlay was even more valuable.The five mirrors of this period introduced in this paper may provide readers to understand the exquisite workmanship of the Tang bronze mirror.