吉祥纹镜赏析

Mirrors with Auspicious Motifs

在华夏大地上，自有人类的活动，就开始萌生吉祥的遐想，远古先民在岩石上刻画太阳、鱼、牲畜纹，到农耕社会又增添了图腾标记、花木瓜果。随着时间的推移、社会的变迁、观念的更新，吉祥纹更为丰富多彩，蕴涵了思想文化各个方面，有太极四灵、花木禽兽、神仙佛道，渊博纵广。铜镜纹饰中留下了较为广泛的记录，不少吉祥纹图案，既是大自然的缩影，又是人们思想文化的升华结晶。

People often use the homophonic names or characters of certain natural objects as motifs to express their desire for happiness. That is why there are many mirrors bearing the auspicious designs, such a lotus flower, double happiness, double phoenixes, crane and deer for longevity, dragon and magpies standing on plus trees.