“大哉孔子”镜铭文疏证

The Interpretation of “Great Confucius”(大哉孔子) Mirror's Inscription

山东省临清市品镜斋主人收藏有一面东汉初期的四神博局纹铜镜,传出浙江绍兴。外区圈带铭文以"大哉孔子"起首,共42字(现存40字):"大哉,孔子志也。美哉,厨为食也。乐哉,居无事[也]。[诗]哉,兴入异也。贤哉,掾掌吏也。喜哉,贫人得也。善哉,保七字(子)也。""大哉孔子"镜铭内容在出土或传世的汉镜中罕见,亦未见著录,虽短短42字,文采也朴素无华,但对我们深入了解东汉时期在以儒家文化为主导的社会背景下人们的思想、追求及其处世哲学提供了很好的研究素材。

This Bo-Ju mirror with the Four immortals,which was collected by the owner of the Pin-Jing-Zhai in Linqing,Shandong Province,made in the early Eastern Han Dynasty,came from Shaoxing,Zhejiang.Beginning with＂Great Confucius＂（大哉孔子）,there are 42 characters in the inscription（40 characters exist）,which are carved on the edge of round mirror.The mirror said,＂great Confucius,delicious food,relaxed and happy life,poem using metaphor,wise officials,the poor people are pleased with the harvest,well-doing as feeding seven kids。＂The content of inscription is fairly rare in Han mirrors unearthed or handed down,and hasn’t been included in any record.However,this 42 characters inscription provides important evidence to the research of the thought,pursuit and life philosophy of Eastern Han people who were under the guidance of Confucian culture。