Tang Zhizhong's incredible masterpiece of art - "Sea Beast Grape Mirror"

In many costume dramas, there are many bronze mirrors. The bronze mirror is one of the most characteristic historical relics in China. It is one of the must-have items used by the ancients for dressing up and tidying up clothes. It is a collection of practical and practical. It is a collection of treasures. It has a long history, a long history, and a wide distribution. It has high artistic value and academic value. The inscriptions and images in the bronze mirror are rich in history and culture. The study of bronze mirrors is actually an important way to explore and promote Chinese traditional culture.

So far, the development history of Bronze Mirror has been more than 4,000 years, and has experienced different changes in the early, epidemic, peak, mid-life, boom, and decline periods. Historically, various bronze mirrors have been produced in various generations. However, the mirror shape has a completely different style. The most glorious period in the history of Bronze Mirror development was the Tang Dynasty.

In this historical period, the production process of Bronze Mirror is not only sophisticated, but also full of artistic charm. All kinds of birds and animals, plants and flowers, are very obvious in appearance. The animals that are cast on the bronze mirror are more sea animals, like a lively, beautiful, and beautiful look. A group of small animals within a square inch, either squatting, lying or leaning, or squatting, some looking around, some shaking their heads. There is almost no blank left in the picture, but there is a distinction between the real and the real. The fine works of ancient Chinese bronze mirrors have indeed become incredible masterpieces of art.

On Tang Jingzhong's most outstanding type of bronze mirror, he has to say "the sea beast grape mirror". The bronze mirror is round, heavy and white in texture. It is decorated with high-relief grape motifs. It is decorated with sea animals, birds, bees, butterflies and flowers. It is gorgeous and prosperous. The pattern of the composition is divided into two circles inside and outside. Because the branches of grapes and long-flowered flowers are connected to the outer ring by the inner ring, and even extend to the outer edge, the world also refers to this kind of bronze mirror as the "beam beam mirror". This Tang mirror animal button, the outer edge of the mirror is a high straight narrow edge.

The reason why it is called "the sea beast grape mirror" is due to the bronze catalogue compiled by Liang Shizheng of the Qing Dynasty - "Xi Qing Gu Jian", which named the art collection with this appearance as "the sea beast". Grape Mirrors, of course, history has developed to this day, Wang Xuan’s "Xuanhe Bogutu" and Lu Xun’s works have also mentioned "Hippo Grape Mirror", and some scholars have called this art The names of "Grape Sweeping Mirror", "Grape Sea Mirror", "Grape Mirror", "Grape Donkey Mirror" are similar.

The sea beast grape mirror is the most outstanding type of bronze mirror in Tang Mirror, and it is the peak of art in the history of bronze mirror development. This sea beast grape mirror is a wonderfully crafted , unique craftsmanship , exquisite and superb, with unique patterns and exquisite sculptural craftsmanship . Smelting and casting, perfect and beautiful, the model is exquisite, the gloss is flowing, the beauty is beautiful, and it has an artistic shock that penetrates time and space, which is amazing.

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