明 銅獅形蓮花座器

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拍品名(英)：A Bronze Suanni Lion Censer on Lotus Throne_Ming Dynasty 文案(中)：狻猊為龍生九子之一，形似獅，喜煙好坐，後世以其形製香爐，《爾雅》載「狻猊如虦貓，食虎豹」，是傳說中的神獸。此器以銅鑄就，狻猊坐於蓮花座上，張口，三獸足，是明代銅香爐的特殊式樣——煙從獸口而出，寓「瑞獸吐祥」之意。蓮花座為佛教藝術常見元素，象徵清淨無染。明代銅香爐製作發達，宣德爐為其代表，此器造型獨特，將神獸題材與佛教元素融合，是明代銅作工藝與宗教文化結合的實例。 文案(英)：Suanni, one of nine dragon sons, resembles a lion and is fond of smoke, adopted as incense burner form. This bronze suanni on lotus throne has open mouth emitting smoke – "auspicious beast emitting fortune" motif. Lotus throne symbolises purity. Representing Ming bronze craft and Buddhist cultural fusion, it is a distinctive Xuande-era censer variant. 列8： 列9：明 銅獅形蓮花座器 A Bronze Suanni Lion Censer on Lotus Throne_Ming Dynasty 狻猊為龍生九子之一，形似獅，喜煙好坐，後世以其形製香爐，《爾雅》載「狻猊如虦貓，食虎豹」，是傳說中的神獸。此器以銅鑄就，狻猊坐於蓮花座上，張口，三獸足，是明代銅香爐的特殊式樣——煙從獸口而出，寓「瑞獸吐祥」之意。蓮花座為佛教藝術常見元素，象徵清淨無染。明代銅香爐製作發達，宣德爐為其代表，此器造型獨特，將神獸題材與佛教元素融合，是明代銅作工藝與宗教文化結合的實例。 Suanni, one of nine dragon sons, resembles a lion and is fond of smoke, adopted as incense burner form. This bronze suanni on lotus throne has open mouth emitting smoke – "auspicious beast emitting fortune" motif. Lotus throne symbolises purity. Representing Ming bronze craft and Buddhist cultural fusion, it is a distinctive Xuande-era censer variant.

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