What kinds of bronze mirror materials are there? What kinds of bronze mirror materials are there?

1, antique mirror materials: antique mirror materials include gold, silver, copper, iron, etc. , with bronze as the most (so collectively referred to as bronze mirror), gold-plated silver, gold and silver on the back or inlaid with gold and silver wire. Since the late Ming Dynasty, glass has been used as a mirror. After the Qing dynasty, glass mirrors began to replace bronze mirrors and prevailed among the people.

2, the composition of the bronze mirror: the bronze mirror is roughly divided into mirror surfaces, that is, the front of the mirror surface, which can be reflected; On the back of the mirror, there are many patterns and inscriptions cast on it; Mirror buckle, that is, in the center of the mirror back, there is a hole for fastening, which can be held by hand or fastened to the mirror table; Button seat, that is, around the button, near the decorative part of the button. The inscription belt refers to the part with the inscription, and the inscription on the mirror refers to the inscription cast on the back of the mirror.

3, the shape of the bronze mirror: the shape of the bronze mirror is round, rectangular, square, diamond, sunflower, shield, bottle, bell, peach and so on. Among them, round bronze mirrors are the most common, and diamond, square and special-shaped mirrors are less.

4. Decoration of bronze mirrors: There are many patterns of bronze mirrors, and the patterns are different according to different times. The main decorative patterns are veins, birds and animals, mountains, Feng Niaowen, fan, grass leaves, nebula, continuous arc inscription, bat-shaped persimmon continuous arc, special-shaped four-leaf pattern, auspicious animal pattern, four gods pattern, Hua Niaowen pattern, precious flower pattern, sea animal grape grain and so on.

5. Inscription of bronze mirrors: Most bronze mirrors have inscriptions, and the inscriptions are auspicious statements, such as: the family is prosperous, the children and grandchildren are suitable, and the wealth is great. By the way, we have a magical transparent mirror in Datang. When the words on the back of the mirror are facing the sun or lights, they can be clearly mapped on the wall.

6. Use of bronze mirrors: At the earliest time, bronze mirrors appeared as sacrificial vessels, and later the ancients dressed up as daily necessities. Because bronze mirrors can reflect light, the ancients thought that bronze mirrors can "ward off evil spirits", so they can also be used as items to ward off evil spirits. Of course, for modern people, the most important thing is the collection function, because bronze mirrors are precious antiques.

7. The value of bronze mirror: The bronze mirror is beautifully made and has high artistic value. In addition, because the patterns and inscriptions on the bronze mirror are closely related to politics, economy, ideology and culture, social life and fashion at that time, the bronze mirror also has cultural relic value, archaeological value and extremely high academic value.

8. The most famous story of bronze mirror is that after the death of Minister Wei Zhi, Emperor Taizong cried: Husband can use copper as a mirror to dress; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. I have kept these three mirrors in case I pass by. Now Wei Zhi is dead, he died in a mirror!