By the Tang Dynasty, the manufacturing industry of bronze mirrors was very perfect. On the one hand, the mirror is polished and shiny, on the other hand, it is decorated with various complex texture patterns, and some of them are equipped with round holes in the middle, which are specially used to put the mirror on the post.

The previous mirrors we see now have been buried underground for many years, and they will certainly be seriously worn out, which gives us an illusion that we can't see clearly. It is an illusion to think that the previous bronze mirrors were all vaguely looking at people.

Characteristics of bronze mirrors in Sui and Tang Dynasties

The Tang Dynasty is another new historical period in the development history of bronze mirrors in China. Compared with the previous generation, the bronze mirrors of Sui and Tang Dynasties have made new progress. Adding tin to copper alloy makes the bronze mirror appear silver, which is both beautiful and applicable. In the shape of the bronze mirror, besides continuing to use the round and square of the previous generation, it also created a diamond-shaped and thicker grape mirror for birds and animals.

And apply auspicious and happy pictures reflecting people's life and pursuit of ideals to the mirror, such as the moon palace, immortals, mountains and rivers and so on. And there are gold and silver mirrors and mother-of-pearl mirrors with novel themes, gorgeous patterns and exquisite details. This is the product of high artistic level in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which fully shows the characteristics of the tang dynasty bronze mirror.