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木鎖應是古中國早期最具
體的鎖具，可追溯至石器時代
的奴隸社會。據說迄今發現最
早之木鎖是出土於約五、六千
年前的仰韶文化遺址，但是現
今並無真品存留，亦無正式
文獻加以記載。原始的木鎖構
造簡單，門上有一個孔讓竹竿
類的橫管式工具從門外進入，
用以作動門內的木栓來關門或
開門；這亦是春秋時期 ( 公元
前 770~550 年 ) 稱鑰匙為管或
籥的原因。戰國時代 ( 公元前
550~221 年 ) 的木鎖有所改進，
門上的木栓有一個圓孔，圓孔
內裝有上、下兩根圓木棍，而
鑰匙則開始採用銅材。
Wooden l ocks shou l d be
the most substantial type of early
Chinese locks. Its history can be
traced back to the society of slavery
in the Stone Age. It is said that the
earliest wooden locks were found at
the ruins of the Yang-Shao Culture
(3,000~4,000 BC). However, none
of them is preserved until today,
nor are they ever ment ioned in
official documents. The mechanism
of primitive wooden locks is very
simple. A hole on the door allows
a pole-shaped tool to enter from
outside to lock or unlock the wooden
bolt on the inside. This also explains
why the keys were called "Guan"
(tube) or "Yueh" (flute) in the Spring
and Au t umn Pe r i od ( 770~550
BC). Wooden locks were much
improved in the Warring States
Period (550~221 BC). A hole can be
found on the wooden bolt that locks
the door and two circular pegs were
fixed horizontally in the hole. The
keys at this time began to use bronze
as the material.
‧明代木鎖
Wood lock of Ming dynasty
129x245x55mm 601g