The bronze sculpture were substituted by lacquer and porcelain little by little

Although the mirror began in the Qin Dynasty, Qin mirror effect but the real difficult. Short because the Qin Dynasty, the product is limited, and, after the sacrificial culture of not more than North Korea, so now get most of the most ancient of the mirror is a product of the Han Dynasty. Han mirror is extremely delicate, and more than a mosaic jewelry. Unearthed ancient mirror, Euphorbia bright, bright patterns, uniform unblemished, pictures and clear, vertical and horizontal gesture. Correspondingly, the features of the bronze sculpture took the edge off. Han dynasty bronze mirror has inscriptions, the inscriptions are auspicious statement, such as family situation Fulbright, should children and grandchildren, great wealth, great good fortune and so on.

The name of the sun and moon mirror mirror, twelve birthday mirror, the mirror is still imperial side, evil mirrors, etc., can not count them out. Probably with the inscription, or take the name of its author. The widespread use of bronze sculpture was responsible for this phenomenon. System of the Tang Dynasty, when there is only light mirror, mirror back the words when facing the sun or light, can be clearly mapped on the wall above. The late Ming Dynasty, began with glass mirror. After the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong, the glass began to Daxing in private. Until the early Republican era, there are a few remote areas, to copper mirror. Han dynasty bronze mirror mysterious four gods rule the mirror.

In the Han Dynasty unearthed in many varieties of green bronze mirrors, four gods rule the mirror or lens, said the four gods is probably the Fair Board Bo sector, archaeologists and collectors are most familiar with bronze mirror mirror species. Strict rules neatly mirror the layout of the mirror body mysterious TLV decoration and Ji Xiangqing prayer inscriptions, scholars have so many brains, and has charmed many connoisseurs. The iron tools and weapons gradually took the place of china bronze sculpture and weapons. Antique market saying doggerel, party rules mirror, at throwing daughter. Tiny TLV has led to three symbols lengthy statement of research articles, say, today. Some say it is early bronze mirror decoration evolved, some say it is the ancient game six Bo evolved.

But Western scholars in the rules text of the most popular symbol of the universe model view mirror button on behalf of China that the vast center of the universe outside the box seat button that the earth, round mirror that day, that is hemispherical dome, square corners outside of the nipple, on behalf of the pillars supporting day cover. Another reason is the ceaseless declining of the chinese bronze sculpture and the improvement of lacquer and porcelain. Between the T symbol Quartet, V symbol of universal, L symbolizes the devil into the earth to prevent the door. Linked to the inscriptions, that the universe themselves the center of the universe together with the run, again and again, immortal, sons of Fan Chang.

Layout from the back view mirror, fully reflects the traditional Chinese Taoist culture of thinking. Taoist world view that the world is that in five directions east, south, west, north central square plus the four rules of God back to the center of the mirror represents the central button to button hole for the center to form a radial separation of North and South. So that the bronze sculpture were substituted by lacquer and porcelain little by little. Taoism stresses the five elements theory, that all things are derived from metal, wood, water, fire, earth and the five elements, everything must follow the laws they run.

Position that is set, the four gods rule the mirror back in the decoration pattern is in strict accordance with directions and five elements of the attribute to configure the location of the respective four gods. Since the mirror back in the twelve Earthly Branches decoration, then the decoration must correspond to the content of the ten Heavenly Stems. Nevertheless, the sculpture in bronze were still produced after the Qin and Han dynasties. God rules from the four lines in the back of the mirror configuration of four gods and the twelve position, it is clearly reflect the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, four gods, the relationship between the five elements.