戥子考:计量史上的“非物质”视角

Textual Research of Dengzi: “Immateriality” Perspective in History of Metrology

戥子作为中国古代一种重要的计量工具,自宋代创制之后,一直沿用至今。戥子小巧便携,选材和制作却异常考究,每一步都体现了古代匠人的技艺和巧思。称量可大可小,精准而易用,成为最普及的计量工具之一。又因斤两锱铢关系国计民生,所以围绕戥子的还有不曾停歇的、花样繁多的造假和弊端。

Dengzi as a kind of important metering tools in ancient China, since the Song Dynasty created, has been in use today. Dengzi is small and portable, select material and production is fastidious, each step embodies the ancient craftsmen＇ skills and ingenuity. Weighing is precise and easy to use, becomes one of the most popular metering tools. The weighing has important relationships with national economy and people＇s livelihood, so the Dengzi still has many counterfeit and shortcoming.