东华大学学报(社会科学版)

现陈列于南京紫金山天文台博物馆的明代青铜浑仪，不仅是中国古代天文学发展的重要物质遗存，亦是展现古代青铜铸造工艺与纹饰艺术的珍贵文物。在以往的研究中，明代传世浑仪的纹饰并未得到古代天文学或古代纹饰研究者的关注。一方面，因缺乏相关纹饰信息，使得明代浑仪的文物档案不甚完整；另一方面，中国古代纹饰的辑录与研究也因此存有缺环。故而，对明代浑仪纹饰的系统采集与辨析，既能拓展和丰富浑仪研究的视角，完善其文物档案，又能为中国古代传统纹饰的讨论提供新的素材。此外，通过纹饰研究，或可为探讨明浑仪仿制原型的具体情况提供新的线索。

The Ming Dynasty Bronze Armillary Sphere currently housed in the Purple Mountain Observatory Museum in Nanjing serves not only as a significant material witness to the development of ancient Chinese astronomy, but also as a precious artifact showcasing ancient bronze casting techniques and ornamental art. In previous research, the decorative patterns on the Ming Armillary Sphere have received scant attention from scholars in either ancient astronomy or ancient ornamentation studies.This neglect has resulted in two deficiencies: on one hand, the lack of relevant decorative information has led to incomplete documentation of the Ming relic; on the other hand, it has created a gap in the compilation and study of traditional Chinese ornamentation. Therefore, the systematic collection and analysis of the decorative patterns on the Ming Armillary Sphere can both broaden and enrich perspectives in armillary sphere research, enhance its archival records as a cultural relic, and provide new material for discussions on ancient Chinese traditional ornamentation. Furthermore, this research into the ornamentation may offer new clues for investigating the specific design features of the prototype upon which the Ming Armillary Sphere was modeled.