河南博物院藏八方星座铜镜再考

A reinvestigation of the astrology mirror in Henan Provincial Museum

河南博物院藏八方星座铜镜所铸图案与铭文有着浓厚的道教特征,是嵩山地区道教传播的重要物证。本文结合铜镜本身信息、六朝后道教派别发展历史等因素,认为该镜是唐代上清或正一道士随身佩戴的用以修行、护身的法器。该镜不但反映了唐代嵩山地区上清派与天师道两派的宗教活动情况,也展现了两派间互相交流、借鉴、融合的演变过程,是研究唐代道教发展与流变的宝贵实物资料。

The astrology bronze mirror in the collection of the Henan Provincial Museum bears patterns and inscriptions of evident Taoist features, which makes important material evidence of Taoism in the Songshan area. The author, based on the mirror itself and its historical background, argues that the mirror should have been a divine facility of the Shangqing or Zhengyi Taoist school of the Tang Dynasty. It reflects religious activities of the two Taoist schools, as well as their interaction and fusion. The mirror records the development and transformation of the Tang-Dynasty Taoism.