Mirror Like a Long River: the Microscopic World of Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors
by Huo Hongwei
About This Novel
This book selects fourteen topics about ancient bronze mirrors and studies them from different angles. The content covers the world-famous bronze mirrors unearthed from Jinchun Tomb, the inscriptions, poems, pictures on the bronze mirrors, the mirror casting process, the frames and stands related to the use of bronze mirrors and the development of furniture they reflect, the mirror grinding technology and craftsmen related to bronze mirrors, as well as the archaeological issues related to the unearthed bronze mirrors and tomb robbing. These topics are divided into separate chapters, arranged from early to late according to the era. It not only introduces the exquisite appearance of the bronze mirror to everyone, but also analyzes the people and history related to it, achieving the purpose of archaeological research to see people from things.
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