如何鑒別銅佛像的年代

佛像的年代在很大程度上都會決定著佛像的收藏價值。所以，對佛像的年代進行鑒別成為了喜歡收藏銅佛像的人必學的技術。

The age of the Buddha statue determines the collection value of the Buddha statue to a large extent. Therefore, the identification of the age of the Buddha has become a must-learn skill for those who like to collect bronze Buddha statues.

首先從材質上看，不同時期鑄造的佛像使用的材質是不同的。在元朝之前，佛像主要以青銅為主，也會有一些紅銅制品。而元朝之后，則會出現了銅鋅合金（黃銅）制造的佛像或者純銅制造的佛像。

First of all, from the perspective of material, different materials are used for Buddha statues cast in different periods. Before the Yuan Dynasty, the Buddha statues were mainly made of bronze, but there were also some bronze objects. After the Yuan Dynasty, the Buddha statues made of copper and zinc alloy (brass) or pure copper appeared.

其次是看重量，一般近現代制造的佛像由于工藝技術較為發達，可以使用大量的其他材料來填充，所以制造出的佛像相對會重些。

The second is to look at the weight, the general modern manufacturing of the Buddha due to the more developed technology, can use a large number of other materials to fill, so the Buddha made of relatively heavy.

而古代由于銅資源缺乏，所以在使用量上較為嚴苛，而且為了達到使用量少的目的，古代工匠還竭力研究將佛像的胎做得更薄。也就是說，古代的佛像如果越輕，則一般來說品質就會越高。

However, due to the lack of copper resources in ancient times, the use of copper was relatively strict. Moreover, in order to achieve the purpose of using less copper, ancient craftsmen also tried their best to make the Buddha's tire thinner. That is to say, the lighter an ancient Buddha is, the higher the quality in general.