Sui And Tang Flowers Mirror The Preliminary Study

Ther mirror with plants is an very important type of bronze mirror in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It's working fine, the shape of mirror are changeable, a wide range of plant. It is an very unique type of mirror in this period. After decades of archaeological excavation, unearthed more and more bronze mirrors of Sui and Tang Dynasties, including a lot of the mirror with plants. Accompanied by an increase in the number of bronze mirror, and the recorded results of the study are quite striking.According to a big difference of patterns, the mirror with plants will be divided into 14 classes,and make a study of typology. Finally, the author puts forward four-phase division: the first phase belongs to the Sui until Early Tang (AD581-683). The second phase belongs to the Tang golden age (AD684-741). The third phase belongs to the middle Tang(AD742-805). The fourth phase belongs to the late Tang (AD806-907).Based on the analysis of the types of flower the mirror with plants, and the research of plant patterns. Broadly identified ten types of plant species,such as lotus, peony, grapes, pomegranates, chrysanthemum, osmanthus, hibiscus, rose, ginkgo. As a result of the analysis to species, plant patterns, layout patterns, the way of the patterns combination. The author puts forward the concept of culture of flowers ". This concept not only reflected in the mirror with plants, also reflected in the murals, clothing, interior decoration, gold and silver, and all aspects of people's life.