古代大型柱状铜铸件(续)

The Ancient Big Bronze Pillars

早在唐代,我国就铸造过高达35 m的巨大铜柱"天枢",可惜早已不存。留存至今的古代大铜柱、梁、杆和炮筒等各类大型柱状铜铸件,初步统计为10件。本文对现存的古代大铜柱、大铜梁、铜旗杆和大铜炮的尺寸、特点、用途、铸造年代和存放地点等,进行了阐述。

As early as the Tang Dynasty, our country had cast a huge bronze pillar ＂Tian Shu＂ up to 35m height. Unfortunately, it was gone long ago. According to preliminary statistics, 10 pieces of ancient big bronze pillars have been retained,including beans, flagpoles and cannons. In this paper,the size, characteristic ,application ,manufacturing time and locality of these bronze pillars are presented.