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題 名 | 試論中國青銅貨幣的起源=A Discussion on the Origins of Chinese Bronze Coinage |
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作 者 | 周衛榮; | 書刊名 | 故宮學術季刊 |
卷 期 | 14:4 民86.夏 |
頁 次 | 頁139-146+左9 |
分類號 | 793.4 |
關鍵詞 | 青銅貨幣; 先秦時期; 布幣; 刀幣; 圜錢; 蟻鼻錢; Bronze coinage; Pre-Ch'in period; Spade money; Knife money; Round money; Ant-nose money; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
中文摘要 | 本文通過對有關出土資料的考察和研究,指出,中國的青銅貨幣是跟隨著青銅器 鼎盛時代的到來而誕生的。中國古代非凡的青銅時代的影響,不僅僅是給後世帶來了許多精 妙絕倫的青銅器,更重要的是給中國社會帶來了青銅的價值觀,從而使中國社會從一開始就 選擇了青銅作為貨幣(而不是金銀),並且在三千餘年的歷史長河中始終占居主導地位。 在中國青銅貨幣的發展歷程中,首先是青銅稱量貨幣。在這一階段,青銅就是貨幣,而不在 乎其呈現什麼樣的形態。先秦時期的四大類青銅鑄幣(刀幣、布幣、圜錢和蟻鼻錢)是在青 銅稱量貨幣的基礎上發展起來的,它們的產生是基於這樣的基本思想,即為賦予一定的重量 以便於使用而賦予一定的形狀,與同類型的農具和工具之間並不存在嬗變關係。 |
英文摘要 | The author considers both the historical literature and archaeological finds and advances the "weight theory" for the origin of bronze coinage in china. There are two basic points to this theory. (1) During the Chinese bronze age, and enormous number of elaborate bronze vessels were produced, and it was against this background that bronze became the precious metal, and that the concept of value in term of bronze developed. This contrasts with the concept of value in terme of gold or silver, which developed in the West. (2) The origins of chinese bronze coinage lie with pieces of bronze of controlled weight. During the first stages of its development, bronze in any form could be used as currency. The four shapes of cast bronze money current in the pre-Ch'in period (pre-221 BC) (spade money, knife money, round money and imitation cowry "ant-nose" money) all originated from the "controlled weight" bronze currency. The shaped money was developed out of the desire to adopt easily recognizable shapes of fixed weights, which would be convenient for use in payment and for exchange. The author argues that there was no evolutional development between functional tools and monetary pieces of the same shape. |
本系統中英文摘要資訊取自各篇刊載內容。