论长沙西汉墓出土的草叶纹铜镜

On Bronze Mirror with Grass-leaf Design Excavated in Western Han Tomb in Changsha

中国人使用铜镜有近四千年的历史，直到清代铜镜才逐渐被西方传入的玻璃镜所取代。中国早期的铜镜发现不多，到战国铜镜才有了突飞猛进的发展，青铜的合金成分已达到最佳配比，如当时的楚镜，镜面光洁明亮，镜背纹饰奇特精美。到汉代，铜镜的数量大增，官府及民间铸镜作坊遍及各个城市，其铸制技巧、题材内容以及艺术装饰手法均进一步提高。

Mirror with grass-leaf design is a new kind of mirror with great originality in early Western Hart dynasty. It has delicate shape, symmetrical decoration, and nice inscription. The material objects in the pictures are collections of Hunan Provinceial Museum.