明 銅鯉魚躍龍門紋方盤

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英文品名：A SQUARE BRONZE TRAY CAST WITH A CARP LEAPING THROUGH THE DRAGON GATE, MING DYNASTY 尺寸：L:13.5cm;W:13.5cm 此盤為銅鑄，倭角方形，折沿淺腹。盤心滿地鏨刻海水波濤，中央鯉魚一尾躍出水面，魚鱗鰭尾宛然。盤背中央陽文團龍紋，內刻「內用」二字，四角飾如意雲紋足。銅色黃褐溫潤，包漿古厚。為明代宮用銅盤。鯉魚躍龍門，出《三秦記》：河津一名龍門，禹鑿山開闊一里，黃河自空而下，兩岸通車馬。魚鱉上下游不過，諸魚競登，得上者化為龍，不得者點額而還。故科舉及第、登進士第，謂之「躍龍門」。民間以鯉魚躍龍門紋飾盤、硯、墨，寓意科舉高中、青雲直上。 This square bronze tray has lobed corners, a foliated rim and shallow well. The interior is chased with sea waves amid which a carp leaps, scales, fins and tail finely rendered. The reverse has a circular dragon medallion inscribed with the neiyong (for palace use) characters, and four ruyi feet. The bronze is yellow-brown and mellow. It is a Ming palace bronze tray. The carp leaping through the Dragon Gate comes from the Sanqin ji: Longmen on the Yellow River was cut by Yu; fish that swam up and through became dragons, those that failed returned with a scarred forehead. Passing the civil-service examination was therefore called leaping the Dragon Gate. Carp-and-dragon decoration on trays, inkstones and ink cakes wished for success in the exams and rapid advancement.

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