Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan Italy to Japan.

2021年2月1日 · The mirrors used in ancient times were not of glass, but of burnished metal. Bronze was the metal ordinarily employed for the purpose, and was in common use in Egypt, where mirrors were bronze plates, round or oval, with a handle, like our fire-screens.

The glossy shine of burnished bronze mirrors led the ancient Chinese to view them as divine objects. According to legend, the first mirror was cast by the Yellow Emperor to join the spirit worlds of yin and yang. Said to never corrode, mirrors were believed to …

They ordinarily consist of a thin disk of bronze, slightly convex and highly polished on one side, held by a projecting handle. Most of them bear on their reverse very interesting engraved scenes from classical mythology. Such a mirror is known as a speculum.

2015年3月31日 · The ancient Chinese cast mirrors out of bronze, burnishing the flat side to make it shiny while decorating the back with various patterns. With their craftsmanship and aesthetics changing over the ages, mirrors became an important medium expressing the artistic spirit of the period in which they were made and thereby highly treasured.

In ancient China, the mirror was a precious instrument for examining a person's appearance. In addition to tidying dress and head ornaments, the ancients associated the bright shine of a burnished bronze mirror with the sun and moon, and the mirror gradually became a religious instrument considered capable of avoiding and expelling inauspicious ...

Probably no ancient tale has raised as much controversy as the story of the Greek inventor Archimedes using a giant mirror, or set of mirrors, to set fire to Roman ships attacking his home city of Syracuse in 212 B.C..

In addition to tidying dress and head ornaments, the ancients associated the bright shine of a burnished bronze mirror with the sun and moon, the mirror gradually becoming a religious instrument considered capable of avoiding and expelling inauspicious things.

5 天之前 · Most of the authentic bronze mirrors are finds from ancient tombs; some have been handed down from generation to generation in old families. Our ancestors started to use bronze mirrors in as early as the 11th century B.C. During the Warring States period, bronze mirrors prevailed among the populace.

The exhibition aims to reflect the development of bronze mirrors, reveal the vigorous vitality of bronze mirrors that have lasted for thousands of years, and explore their cultural connotation through the display of the casting techniques, shapes, ornaments, and inscriptions of bronze mirrors in different periods.