清 鬥彩纏枝蓮八吉祥紋燭臺一對“大清乾隆年製”款

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英文品名：A PAIR OF DOUCAI CANDLESTICKS WITH SCROLLING LOTUS AND THE EIGHT BUDDHIST EMBLEMS, BEARING A SIX-CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK 尺寸：L:17cm;H:30cm 一對高燭臺，鐘形座、鼓形束腰、承盤、筒形燭插。通體鬥彩繪纏枝蓮紋及八吉祥圖案，色彩清麗。承盤外壁長方框內橫書青花「大清乾隆年製」六字篆書款。頸部繪蕉葉紋，足邊飾三角回紋。器形對稱規整，釉色瑩潤。燭臺是古代庭堂、書齋、廟堂照明之器，上承燭盤，中柱插燭，下設重座以穩重心。瓷質燭臺始見於唐宋，明清景德鎮多成對燒造，與香爐、花觚合為「五供」，置於佛堂或祠堂供桌之上，一爐居中，兩燭臺、兩花觚對列，焚香燃燭以奉先聖。此對燭臺繪八吉祥，更明其為佛前供器。 A pair of tall candlesticks with bell-shaped bases, bulbous knops, drip-trays and cylindrical sockets. The whole is painted in doucai with scrolling lotus and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the palette fresh and elegant. A rectangular panel on the drip-tray bears the underglaze-blue six-character seal-script mark of the Qianlong period. Banana-leaf and triangular key-fret borders finish the neck and foot. Candlesticks were used for lighting in halls, studies and temples, the socket holding the candle while the drip-tray caught wax and the weighted base kept the stand steady. Porcelain candlesticks date back to the Tang and Song, and Ming-Qing Jingdezhen kilns made them in matched pairs. Together with a central censer and two beaker vases they form the five offerings placed on Buddhist or ancestral altars, where incense and candles are burned before the deity or ancestors. The Eight Buddhist Emblems painted on this pair make clear their liturgical use.

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