铜器铭文中所见的王莽改制

Wang Mang's Restructuring Displayed in the Epigraphs on the Bronze Wares

新莽时期在青铜器发展史上地位并不突出,但现存的一些度量衡器和铜镜铭文,与其前后的两汉时期相比,却有着鲜明的特色。本文阐述新嘉量所反映的王莽代汉立新、规定度量衡等史事,并将一系列铜镜与传世文献所载的"符命"、即真、分封、民族战争、官爵制度改革、复辟"井田"、币制改革等新莽时期重要史事对比印证,说明铜器铭文在新莽时期历史研究中的重要作用。

Bronze Wares in Wang Mang's New dynasty are not particularly attractive. However, the epigraphs on the existing measurement instruments and bronze mirrors display the distinctive characteristics compared with the two Han dynasties before and after it. This article reveals the historical facts of how Wang Mang replaced Han dynasty with New dynasty, and issued the new measurement. Through the research of mirrors, divine rights of emperor, transfer from regent to emperor, enfeoffment, wars against other tribes, reform on official system, restoration of the 'nine squares'system of land ownership in China's slave society, monetary reform and other historical facts, we can see the epigraphs are playing important roles in the study of Wang Mang's New dynasty.