唐代葡萄镜

Grape Mirror of the Tang Dynasty

铜镜一般是含锡量较高的青铜铸造。在古代，最早的商代是用来祭祀的礼器出现，在春秋战国至秦一般都是王和贵族才能享用，到西汉末期铜镜就慢慢的走向民间，是人们不可缺少的生活用具。铜镜制作精良，形态美观，图纹华丽，铭文丰富，是中国古代青铜艺术文化遗产中的瑰宝。

Copper mirrors are generally bronze casting with high tin content. In ancient times, the earliest Shang Dynasty was used to sacrifice ritual ware appeared, in the Spring and Autumn warring States period to Qin are generally king and aristocrat can enjoy, to the end of the Western Han Dynasty bronze mirror slowly to the folk, is an indispensable living utensils. The bronze mirror is a treasure of ancient Chinese bronze art and cultural heritage.

铜镜均为圆形。镜面近平或微凸，镜身较薄，此铜镜直径7厘米。光洁平整的表面、繁复华美的背纹、高超的冶炼工艺。

Copper mirrors are round. Mirror near flat or slightly convex, thin mirror, this copper mirror diameter 7 cm. Smooth and smooth surface, complex and beautiful back lines, superb smelting technology.

综观中国古代铜镜发展的历史，从四千年前我国出现铜镜以后，各个时期的铜镜反映了它的早期（齐家文化与商周铜镜），流行（春秋战国铜镜），鼎盛（汉代铜镜），中衰（三国、晋、魏、南北朝铜镜），繁荣（隋唐铜镜），衰落（五代、十国、宋、金、元铜镜）等几个阶段。从其流行程度、铸造技术、艺术风格和其成就等几个方面来看，战国、两汉、唐代是三个最重要的发展时期。

Looking at the history of the development of ancient Chinese bronze mirrors, since the bronze mirrors appeared in China four thousand years ago, the bronze mirrors of each period reflect its early stage (Qi culture and Shang and Zhou bronze mirrors), popularity (Spring and Autumn and warring States bronze mirrors), heyday (Han Dynasty bronze mirrors), middle decline (three Kingdoms, Jin, Wei, Southern and Northern dynasties bronze mirrors), prosperity (Sui and Tang bronze mirrors), decline (five, ten, Song, Jin, Yuan bronze mirrors) and so on. Judging from its popularity, casting technology, artistic style and its achievements, the warring States period, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were the three most important development periods.