Exhibition of Bronze Mirrors Held in Hunan Provincial Museum

An exhibition featuring Chinese most valuable bronze mirrors, under the title of “Bright Moon on Dressing Table: Bronze Mirrors through the Ages from the Collection of Hunan Provincial Museum” kicked off on September 14, with 76 pieces of art elaborately selected and displayed.

Bronze mirror had always been used as a daily-use article to put up make-up or dress up all the way through the late Neolithic Period to Ming and Qing Dynasties. Blended with our forefathers’ aesthetic affection and delicately made, these bronze mirrors, with their gorgeous patterns and solemn inscriptions, add a beautiful scene to Chinese cultural history.

Among which, Bronze Mirror with Seven Point Star from Neolithic Period brings the wind of brilliant ancient civilization; Bronze Mirror with Dragon Design from Warring States Period happened to coincide with the design of the well-known Dragon and Phoenix Painting on Silk; Bronze Mirror with Patterns of Auspicious Animal (Ruishou) and Grape from Tang Dynasty evokes the jingling sound of camel rings amid the Western Regions; Bronze Mirror with People Playing Football from Song Dynasty re-creates the grand sports meeting over one thousand years ago; to name just a few. Each bronze mirror, loaded with profound historical and cultural connotation, is perfect fusion of practical utility and artistic appreciation.     

This exhibition has attracted over 20 media and thousands of visitors up to now.