Wang Mangjing - Wang Mangjing

…Wang Mang, who succeeded the Western Han, recorded the name of his country, Xin, in the inscription on the mirror of the same style, and also included characters praising his achievements, such as "founding the remote Yong, building the Ming Hall, and making Chanyu a prince." These are called Wang Mang mirrors. In the Later Han period, the above style of mirror continued to be used, and various new styles of mirrors appeared, and the inscriptions show that they were cast by various craftsmen. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Wang Mang Mirror" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…前漢に代わった王莽（おうもう）は，その国号の新を同式の鏡の銘に記録し，また〈僻雍を興し明堂を建て，単于（ぜんう）を侯王に列した〉との功業をたたえた文字を表した。王莽鏡とよばれるものがそれである。後漢代では上の鏡式が引き続いて行われるとともに，新たにまたいろいろな鏡式が現れ，それらが諸家の手で鋳造されたことが銘文によってわかる。…

※「王莽鏡」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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