Longevity Like, Metal and Stone
The Role of the Mirror in Han Burials
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16502144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K E Brashier (1Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 201-229 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | T oung Pao (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0082-5433 • E-ISSN: 1568-5322 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156853295x00088 |
| OpenAlex | W2064868763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
When debating the significance of jade objects unearthed in early Chinese burials, most scholars look beyond the object's shape to also probe the ritual meaning of its medium the jade itself. The classics have invested jade with many virtues such as 'smoothness like benevolence' and 'durability like intelligence',l and when archaeology yields jade suits, jade disks or jade tubes, scholars rightly take this physical material into account. Yet while there exist many theories as to the presence of mirrors in Han burials, to my knowledge none regards the significance of the mirror's metallic medium. Like jade, metal was a benchmark of longevity, the trait most desired in considerations of the afterlife. At least as early as the Ming Dynasty, scholars have regarded the number of mirrors recovered from early tombs as noteworthy. The scholar Xie Zhaozhe -SXjUlJ (fl. 1592-1607) in his Wu zazu :wAS considered their great number unusual
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |