清乾隆 銅錯金銀獸面紋方壺連紫檀座

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英文品名：A GOLD- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE SQUARE HU VASE WITH TAOTIE MASKS, ON A ZITAN STAND, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 尺寸：H:30cm 此壺為銅鑄，作方壺之制：敞口、束頸、垂腹、高圈足。頸部及腹部滿飾獸面紋，獸目以金點鑲出，地子滿飾雷紋、雲紋，金銀絲交錯，華麗端莊。下配紫檀木雕須彌座式底座。銅皮紅綠相間，包漿溫潤。為清代銅錯金銀重器。銅錯金銀工藝發源於商周青銅器，戰國至西漢最盛，隋唐以後漸衰。其法先於銅胎鑿槽，鑲入金銀絲，錯磨平整，金銀與銅地形成色澤對比。此壺頸腹滿飾獸面紋，獸目以金點鑲出，地子雷紋雲紋交錯，金光閃爍，下配紫檀須彌座，端莊華貴。獸面紋（饕餮）本為商周禮器紋飾，取威嚴鎮攝之意，施於壺身，見博古之雅。 This bronze square hu vase takes the form of a ritual hu: flared mouth, narrow neck, sloping shoulders, and a high foot. The neck and body are covered with taotie masks whose eyes are inlaid with gold, on a ground of key-fret and cloud patterns interwoven with silver wire. It stands on a separately carved zitan stand. The bronze has red and green patina, warm and mellow. It is a Qing gold- and silver-inlaid bronze. Gold- and silver-inlay began on Shang-Zhou bronzes and flourished through the Warring States and Western Han, declining after Sui-Tang: channels are cut in the bronze, gold and silver wire tapped in and ground flush, so the metals contrast with the bronze ground. Here the neck and body are covered with taotie masks, their eyes inlaid in gold on a ground of key-fret and cloud interwoven with silver; the flashing gold eyes and the zitan stand make it a dignified court piece. Taotie masks, once the decor of Zhou ritual vessels, carry an air of solemn erudition.

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