清 銅展翅老鷹擺件連鏤空銅座

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英文品名：A BRONZE EAGLE WITH SPREAD WINGS, PERCHED ON A PIERCED BRONZE STAND 尺寸：L:45cm;H:54cm 銅鑄。老鷹雙翼張開，作欲起之勢，翅羽層層浮雕，羽脈清晰，鷹首低垂，鉤喙微鎏金，鷹爪緊抓橫桿。下鑄橫架與立柱，架兩旁鏤空雕卷草紋，足作如意雲頭足。銅皮墨黑，體態雄健。鷹在中國傳統中為勇武高遠之象，「蒼鷹擊長空」，喻壯志淩雲、眼明手疾。武人、獵家懸掛鷹形飾物以礪志，文人亦取英勇之意。此件鑄工精細，翼羽畢現，置於廳堂書齋，見氣象之雄。 A bronze eagle with wings fully spread as if about to launch. Layered feathers are cast in relief with detailed quills; the head is lowered and the hooked beak retains trace gilding, the talons gripping a horizontal bar. The bird perches on a cast bracket stand with openwork scrolling sides and ruyi-cloud feet. The black patina gives it an imposing presence. In Chinese tradition the eagle signifies courage and far sight; the hawk striking across the wide sky evokes lofty ambition. Hunters and warriors kept eagle emblems to steel their resolve, while literati read the bird as an emblem of valour. Cast with meticulous feather detail, this piece suited a hall or studio desk.

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