清乾隆 銅鎏金鏨刻雲龍紋花觚一對

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英文品名：A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE GU-FORM BEAKER VASES WITH CHASED DRAGONS AND CLOUDS 尺寸：W:17.5cm;H:32cm 銅鎏金。花觚成對。器作大侈口、束腰、高圈足外撇，四道出戟。頂腹與圈足兩段主體皆鏨刻正龍，龍頭正面，五爪張開，穿梭於如意雲頭之間，龍紋上方託團壽字。束腰處飾拐子龍紋與壽字錦地，口沿、足邊各飾回紋。通體鎏金，金光燦然，鏨刻深峻，為清乾隆時期銅鎏金花觚。鎏金係以火鍍金（汞齊法）為之：先將金箔溶於水銀成泥狀，塗於銅胎表面，再以炭火緩緩烘烤，水銀受熱揮發，金層即緊附於銅面，最後以瑪瑙壓光，使金膜緻密溫亮。鏨刻則以小錘執鋼鏨，逐絲鏨出龍鱗、如意雲頭與回紋，紋樣凸起而地子微陷。通體鎏金、地花同色，是清宮陳設銅器常見做法。 A pair of gilt-bronze gu-form beaker vases, each with a flared mouth, waisted midsection and spreading foot, four arris flanges. The upper and lower sections are chased with frontal five-claw dragons threading through cloud scrolls, a shou longevity medallion above each dragon. The waist is decorated with kui-dragon and shou brocade grounds, and the rim and foot with keyfret bands. The gilding is bright and the chasing crisp, characteristic of Qianlong period gilt-bronze vases. Gilding on bronze was traditionally done by the mercury-amalgam, or fire-gilding, method: gold foil was dissolved in mercury to a paste, applied to the bronze body, then gently heated over a charcoal fire until the mercury evaporated, leaving a thin film of gold bonded to the copper; the surface was finally burnished with an agate. Chasing was carried out with small chisels and a hammer, working dragon scales, ruyi cloud heads and keyfret into the metal one stroke at a time, so that the pattern stands slightly raised against the ground.

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