Bronze Mirror in Spring and Autumn, Warring States: This is intense change time from slave society to feudal society. The mind of people is liberated. Production is developed. The dexterous articles for daily use, bronze mirror like a exotic flower was vigorously developing and flying to an ordinary family. It is first high peak in China bronze mirror developing history.
“山” Word Line Mirror, Four Dragons Line Mirror, Disclose Carving Three Dragons Mirror, Panchi Line Mirror, Panhui Mirror, Revolving Feather Line Mirror, Eight Joining Whirlpool Cloud Line Mirror, and Flower-Leaves Mirror in here represent main mirror kinds in Spring and Autumn, Warring States. In it wooden club leaves, four “山” mirror of Warring States may prove relation between bronze mirror and bronze implement. “山” words line come from hook joining thunder line of bronze implement to take “山” word and to put it in mirror. To form three “山”, four “山”, five “山”, six “山” line mirror of Warring States. “山” word line mirror reflected forefather’s idea of heaven circle earth square, “山” is intermediary between heaven and people. Those four dragons, three dragons, four phoenixes, three phoenixes and opposite dragons opposite phoenixes mirror, all of them were dragon-phoenix flying-dancing in heaven. Flower-Leaves mirrors were more natural plant to be mainly described object. Disclose carving three dragons mirror and Panchi Line mirror may prove more origin passage of dragon culture and bronze mirror casted technological excellence in Warring States. These are acclaimed as the acme of perfection in today.
