青铜就是人类历史上一项伟大发明，也让人类进入青铜时代。但青铜还不是铜，当时人们还是无法冶炼出铜。而中国使用铜的历史年代久远。大约在三千以前，我们的祖先就发现并开始使用铜。铜除了为古代人民制作生活工具，还被文人雅士制成各种玩赏之物。

Bronze was a great invention in human history, and the Bronze Age of man. But bronze was not bronze, but it was still impossible to smelt copper. And China has a long history of copper use. About 3,000 years ago, our ancestors discovered and began to use copper. In addition to making life tools for the ancient people, copper was also made into various kinds of things. 

金蟾神话传说月宫有一只蟾蜍，而后人也把月宫叫蟾宫。古人认为金蟾是吉祥之物，可以招财致富。三脚金蟾是瑞祥之物。三脚蟾蜍的口是会吐钱的，因此蟾蜍的面向屋内或店铺内，可将屋外的钱财送入屋内。此金蟾有三足，黄铜工艺铸造，造型精美，形象生动，包浆均匀。这对金蟾背负钱串，丰体肥硕，满身富贵自足，造型美观，具有极高的收藏价值。

The legend of the golden toad was that there was a toad in the moon, and the descendants of the moon called toad hall. The ancients believed that the golden toad was an auspicious thing and could make a fortune. The three-legged toad is a good thing. The three-legged toad's mouth would give up money, so the toad's house, inside or in the shop, could bring the money out of the house. This golden toad has three feet, the brass process is cast, the modelling is exquisite, the image is vivid, the bag is even. The gold toad has a wealth of money, rich and rich, beautiful and highly collectible. 

铜雕在我国有着重要的收藏价值和经济价值，在国内外的拍卖上，铜雕佛像的价格和前几年相比都有几倍的增长，铜雕在我国有着令人叹为观止的造型艺术和工艺水平，吸引了越来越多的收藏者，所以说收藏铜雕的价值潜力是很大的。

Tripod in our country is of great collection value and economic value, both at home and abroad on the auction of bronze sculptures of Buddha and compared to previous years have several times the price of growth, tripod in our country has a breathtaking modelling art and craft level, has attracted more and more collectors, so the collection tripod for the value of the potential is very great. 

铜雕的收藏者最好要有专业人士的指导，自己同时要具备一定的鉴赏能力，才能在收藏界立足。铜雕的种类丰富，现在的铜雕市场可以分为三个级别，一是钻石级，它主要是铜雕礼器，像食器、酒器、水器、乐器等，古代用来代表使用者的身份和权利的；二是黄金级，主要是钱币、铜佛像，钱币是目前市场具有上升空间很大的类别；三是白银级，是以兵器铜镜为主的，这类级别的是投资者和收藏者最容易忽视的，其实这类产品才是真正具有收藏价值的。在近十年的身价涨过10倍。

The collector of bronze sculpture should have the guidance of professional personage, oneself must have certain appreciation ability at the same time, ability is in the collection world to establish a foothold. Tripod for variety, now archways of market can be divided into three levels, one is diamond grade, it is primarily a tripod for sacrificial vessel, like food, wine, water, Musical Instruments, such as ancient used to represent the user's identity and rights; The second is gold, mainly COINS and bronze Buddha statues. Three level are silver, is the weapon of bronze mirror, this kind of level is the most easy to ignore the investors and collectors, actually this kind of product is really has the collection value. The price has risen tenfold in the last decade.