清 銅雕老子出關香薰

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英文品名：A bronze censer in the form of Laozi riding an ox, Qing dynasty 香薰鑄銅為胎，作老子騎青牛出關之像。老者鬚髯飄然，目微合，神態超然；牛首低垂，步態從容。背後開圓孔以出香氣，為香薰之用。銅質古穆，衣紋褶皺隨體勢流轉，牛身肌理與人物衣褶刻畫入微。老子西出函谷關，為道家典故，置於書齋，既具焚香之實用，亦寄玄遠之思。 Cast bronze, the censer takes the form of Laozi seated on an ox, the subject of the Daoist legend of the sage leaving the Hangu Pass. The elder's beard flows naturally and his eyes are gently closed, while the ox lowers its head in a leisurely pace. A circular opening on the back serves as the vent for incense. The bronze has an antique patina, and the drapery folds and bovine musculature are carefully modelled.

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