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Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

唐代流行以月宮場景裝飾的銅鏡:嫦娥、蟾蜍、搗藥玉兔以及桂樹構成「月宮」的圖像元素。此銅鏡即有後三者的組合。古文獻中嫦娥奔月並未提及玉兔,但其因服食西王母不死藥而奔月,兔應是以作爲不死藥的象徵而出現。唐代這類「月宮鏡」大量出現或體現了當時升仙信仰的流行。有趣的是,玉兔搗藥形象傳至東瀛,所搗者也由藥一變為餅,圖像流傳中的異變亦由此可窺一斑。

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  • Title: Front
  • Date Created: Tang dynasty (618–907)
  • Provenance: Art museum acquisition fund
  • Type: Mirror
  • Rights: Collection of Art Museum, CUHK
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Accession number: 1996.0116
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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