明清铁甲比较研究

Comparative Research of Steel Armor Between Ming and Qing Dynasties

盔甲是中国历史上一种重要的防护性服饰,不仅在战争中发挥着重要作用,也是各个历史朝代政治、经济、文化发展的侧面反映。明清时期是中国封建王朝最后的顶峰,这一时期的盔甲形制和种类已基本固定,在战争和社会政治经济文化等因素的影响下,逐步走向结构上的完善和形制上的繁复。对明清两朝的铁质盔甲进行分析和比对,按照传统铁甲与锁子甲这两大类别进行梳理,通过材料、形制、用途等方面的纵横对比,总结出不同种类铠甲演进的规律和原因,同时概述明清盔甲的防护性、民族性特征与发展规律。

Armor is a kind of important protective clothing in Chinese history. It plays an important role in the war, and also reflects political, economic and cultural development in various dynasties. Ming and Qing dynasties are the final peak of China＇s feudal dynasty. In this period, the shape and type of armors were fixed basically. Under the influence of factors such as war, social politics, economy and culture, the armor＇s structure and shape change more perfectly and complexly. This paper analyzes and compares steel armors in Ming and Qing dynasties as well as classifies the armors into two types. traditional steel armor and chain armor. Through vertical and horizontal comparison of their materials, shapes, purposes and other features, this paper summarizes evolution rules and reasons of different types of armors, and sketches out the protection character, national character and development law of steel armors in Ming and Qing dynasties.