如何鉴别铜佛像的年代

佛像的年代在很大程度上都会决定着佛像的收藏价值。所以，对佛像的年代进行鉴别成为了喜欢收藏铜佛像的人必学的技术。

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.

首先从材质上看，不同时期铸造的佛像使用的材质是不同的。在元朝之前，佛像主要以青铜为主，也会有一些红铜制品。而元朝之后，则会出现了铜锌合金（黄铜）制造的佛像或者纯铜制造的佛像。

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，一般近现代制造的佛像由于工艺技术较为发达，可以使用大量的其他材料来填充，所以制造出的佛像相对会重些。

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.

而古代由于铜资源缺乏，所以在使用量上较为严苛，而且为了达到使用量少的目的，古代工匠还竭力研究将佛像的胎做得更薄。也就是说，古代的佛像如果越轻，则一般来说品质就会越高。

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.