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Chapter 1800 The pinnacle of the Tang Dynasty, amazing

The earliest bronze mirror discovered in my country was unearthed from a tomb of the Qijia culture about 4000 years ago.

This mirror is 6 cm in diameter and 0.3 cm thick, with a shiny mirror surface and a bridge-shaped button in the center of the mirror back without any decoration.

The development of bronze mirrors has gone through the early Qijia culture and Shang and Zhou bronze mirrors.

Bronze mirrors were popular in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The bronze mirrors in the Han Dynasty flourished and declined in the Three Kingdoms, Jin, Wei, and Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Finally, it prospered in the bronze mirrors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and declined in the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Song, Jin, and Yuan bronze mirrors.

For now, the ancient bronze mirror is considered a very precious item. For example, the top ancient bronze mirror in the world is now said to be worth about [-] million.

In 2010, the sea beast grape mirror of the Tang Dynasty was sold for 700 million yuan. This price is really not low, even more expensive than some bronze tripods.

Of course, such a bronze mirror also broke the auction record for a bronze mirror.

At the beginning of 2011, it was rescued back to the Tang Dynasty sea animal grape mirror with 2500 million yuan. This mirror has also become the king of bronze mirrors, and its exquisiteness is breathtaking.

This is still one of the ancient bronze mirrors, so why is the sea animal grape mirror so good?

The most important thing is, why can one sell 800 million, or even tens of millions?

You know, this kind of antiques is a very rare phenomenon.

This kind of bronze mirror is called "seahorse grape mirror" in "Bogu Tulu" in Song Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty's "Xiqing Ancient Mirror", it is called "Sea Beast Grape Mirror".

In addition, there are other names such as animal grape mirror, Tianma grape mirror, auspicious beast grape mirror, etc.

According to archaeological data, sea animal grape mirrors are widely used.

Not to mention domestically, it was also introduced to the West through the Silk Road.

The history of the development of ancient bronze mirrors in my country is more than 4000 years, and has gone through five periods.

The Tang Dynasty was the most glorious period in the history of the development of bronze mirrors in my country, and it was an era of innovation.

It got rid of the rigidity of Han-style mirrors, and focused on free and realism.

Its patterns have changed from the complicated, rigid and rigid of the bronze mirrors of the Han Dynasty to concise, smooth and fresh, and the production process is also extremely fine.

It has both the charm of art and the harmony and unity with real life.

Birds, animals, plants and flowers are the main themes of bronze mirror decoration in this period.

The sea beast grape mirror is the most eye-catching type of bronze mirror in the Tang Dynasty. Its decorative patterns are full of mystery, and many experts and scholars call it "the mirror of many mysteries".

The shape of a typical sea animal grape mirror is divided into inner and outer areas by high ridges.

The inner area is the main decoration area, and the big Fu animal button is molded with high relief technology.

Sea beasts (suanni) of different numbers are arranged, and the layout is arranged around the beast buttons.

These sea beasts are crawling, lying down, jumping, or playing, and the ground is decorated with vine patterns.

The outer area is mostly patterns of birds and auspicious animals interspersed with grape vines and flower branches.

With the increasingly abundant unearthed materials of bronze mirrors, sea animal grape mirrors with various decoration types have been discovered one after another, which are colorful and greatly enriched the cultural connotation of sea animal grape mirrors in the Tang Dynasty.

Sea animal grape mirrors were mainly popular in Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian periods.

Its shape is mainly round, and a small amount is square and diamond-shaped.

The decoration on the back of the mirror is high relief, and the theme pattern is composed of grapes and sea animals. The layout of the main decoration has two forms.

One is that several sea beasts are chasing and playing with each other in the inner area, the leaves and fruits of vine grapes are in between the sea animals, and the vine branches and leaves of flying birds are in the outer area;
The other kind is known as the "Lover-style Sea Animal Grape Mirror", although the picture is divided into two areas, inside and outside.

But the vines in the inner area extend into the outer area along the dividing circle in the middle.

Although the outer area is dominated by grape vines, there are also birds and beasts and small bees and butterflies, and some of the edges are also decorated.

The size of sea animal grape mirrors ranges from a few centimeters to more than 30 centimeters.

Judging from the transaction records of the auction, the size of high-priced bronze mirrors is generally about [-] centimeters.

There are many auction records for this kind of mirrors. In addition to the previous two pieces, there is also a sea animal grape bronze mirror that was sold for 1495 million.

The four-breasted beast bronze mirror was sold for 908.5 million yuan, the "Ming Yue Full Moon" bronze mirror for running animals was sold for 897 million yuan, and the bronze mirror for magpies and monkeys in the Warring States Period was sold for 605 million yuan.

Such a famous ancient bronze mirror is naturally expensive.

So why is this kind of bronze mirror in the Tang Dynasty so expensive?It must be because the bronze mirrors of this period are more sophisticated and better!
It can be said that the sea animal grape mirror in the Tang Dynasty is a dazzling pearl in the crown of Chinese bronze mirror art.

It is also one of the most representative types of mirrors in the history of the development of bronze mirrors in my country for more than 4000 years.

It is also the object sought after by countless bronze mirror collectors and collectors, and has a wide range of social influence.

This is one of the main reasons why this kind of bronze mirror is so expensive now. It is actually a sea beast grape mirror, which is the last peak of ancient bronze mirror production in my country. There will be no better bronze mirrors in the future.

Generally, the smallest is a few centimeters, and the largest is about 30 centimeters.

However, if it is more than [-] centimeters, even if it is small, it is relatively high-end.

Its workmanship is very fine, and its materials are very elegant. It is generally cast with high tin and bronze. It looks exquisite, its rust color is authentic, and its casting is also very delicate.

Bronze mirror is a practical product for grooming and cosmetic surgery in the daily life of ancient Chinese people. It has a long history of more than 4000 years and has been produced in various dynasties.

After the mercury mirror came out, the production gradually stopped.

People love bronze mirrors, not only because of its glossy surface, but also because of the artistic appeal of the design theme on the back.

There are still many unsolved mysteries about the implication and configuration of the decorations on the ancient bronze mirrors.

For example, mirrors with mountain characters in the Warring States Period, rule mirrors in the Han Dynasty, and sea animal grape mirrors in the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the sea animal grape mirror is called "the mirror of many mysteries" by Chinese and foreign scholars.

There is a "seahorse grape mirror" in the Shendu Palace Museum, which is 12.1 cm in diameter, 0.9 cm thick and weighs 580 grams.

The bronze mirror is round, with a higher edge, and the back is a button of a strange animal.

The surrounding area of ​​the button is divided into inner and outer wheel areas, separated by a circle of convex ribs, and decorated with four seahorses with the same posture lying on the ground.

Surrounding the hippocampus are grape lines with intertwined branches, and birds fly down on the branches and leaves in various poses.

The decorations are all embossed. This mirror is simple and elegant, with unique and lifelike patterns and excellent workmanship.

With the prosperity and development of the Tang Dynasty, it is not surprising that no matter how well the bronze mirrors were made.

And such a good bronze mirror, the number handed down is not much, the price is naturally very expensive.

And as long as the price is very expensive, there is naturally no shortage of imitators.

The imitation of sea animal grape mirrors began in the Song Dynasty, and imitations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were also found from time to time.

However, due to the different proportions of copper alloy ingredients in the antique mirrors, the color and luster of the copper mirrors are also different.

Tang mirrors are silvery-white and shiny, Song mirrors are yellowish-red, Ming mirrors are yellowish-white, and Qing mirrors are brass-colored.

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