An Image Study Of Bronze Mirror And Beast In Ezhou,Wei,Jin And Six Dynasties

Ezhou as "the hometown of ancient bronze mirror ",its bronze mirror unearthed a large number,decorative types complex,regional characteristics are obvious.The Ezhou bronze mirror reached the peak stage in the development history of the bronze mirror in the Wei,Jin and six dynasties,and became the high level representative of the casting mirror industry at that time.This achievement has very special historical significance and value in the period of Wei and Jin dynasties with frequent political changes and social unrest.Sun Quan moved his capital to Hubei,promoted the development of social productive forces and promoted the prosperity of bronze mirror industry.Therefore,the view of Ezhou bronze mirror in Wei,Jin and six dynasties is the most typical of the three Kingdoms Wu mirror.At this time,in the bronze mirror ornaments,the theme ornaments are mostly immortal characters,animal images and Buddha images,with plant lines,geometric lines and other auxiliary cooperation,showing a variety of posture,rich content of the bronze mirror picture.In these images,there are buttons and sitting on the king’s mother,majestic emperor five emperors,different posture of the four gods auspicious,sitting on the lotus platform Buddha statue.These images of gods and animals related to "rising immortals "," dispelling evil spirits" and "blessing" fully reflect the cultural continuation of the superstition of Fuwei and the dominant position of the thought of Buddhism and Taoism.In this paper,the main cultural thoughts of Ezhou during the Wei,Jin and six dynasties are closely followed,and the popular reasons,systematic ornaments and historical and cultural values of fairy and beast images are discussed respectively.