唐代白居易曾写诗：“刻木为头丝作尾, 金镀眼睛银帖齿。”这里的“金镀”是描写艺伎化妆的情景。钱塘有个诗人叫章孝标,几次考进士不中,情绪低落。后来,章孝标经淮东节度使李绅的劝解,十年磨砺,果然及第。于是,章孝标欢喜地作诗：“及第全胜十政官,金鞍镀了出长安。马头渐入扬州郭,为报时人洗眼看。”当时,他得意洋洋地把这首诗寄给李绅。李绅从诗中看到了章孝标傲气十足、骄傲自满的气派,很想教育他一番,于是也作了一首诗：“假金方用真金镀,若是真金不镀 Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty wrote poems: “Carved wood is the first silk tail, gold plated eyes silver tooth.” Gold plating here is a scene depicting geisha make-up. Qiantang has a poet named Zhang Xiaobiao, several exams Scholars, depressed mood. Later, Zhang Xiaobiao by the Huai-Dong Jiedushi so that Li Shen's persuasion, ten years sharpened, it really and the first. So, Zhang Xiaobiao happily poem: “and the first victory of ten officials, golden saddle plated out of Chang'an.” Ma Tau gradually into Yangzhou Guo, for timekeeping people wash their eyes. “At that time, he triumphantly sent this poem Li Shen. Li Shen from the poem to see Zhang Xiaobiao arrogant, proud and complacent style, would like to educate him a lot, so he made a poem: ”fake gold side with real gold plating, if the real gold is not plated