清 銅出戟獸面紋花觚

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英文品名：A QING BRONZE GU-FORM BEAKER VASE WITH FLANGES AND TAOTIE MASKS 尺寸：D:19.5cm;H:30cm 銅鑄。花觚作喇叭口，細腰，高足外撇。頸、腹、足間起弦紋，腹部一周浮雕獸面紋，四道出戟棱。銅色深褐，皮殼古穆。出戟為青銅器常見裝飾，於器身稜線起扉棱，象徵器脊，令器形挺拔。獸面紋又稱饕餮紋，取正對稱方式展開，兩目凸出，威嚴肅穆，為上古禮器溝通神明之紋。花觚喇叭口張，後世多作花器，插供一枝，置於書齋，端莊沉穆。 A bronze gu-form beaker vase of trumpet mouth, narrow waist and tall flared foot. String mouldings mark the divisions; the belly carries a relief taotie mask band with four flanges. The bronze is deep brown, archaic in tone. Flanges are a classic bronze decoration, raised ridges along the vessel corners that mark the vessel's spine and lend it uprightness. The taotie mask is laid out in symmetrical frontality with protruding eyes, stern and grave, the ritual motif by which ancient vessels communicated with the spirits. The trumpet-mouthed gu later became a flower vase, holding a single offering branch with sober dignity on the studio table.

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