清 銅鎏金太平有象一對

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英文品名：A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE ELEPHANTS BEARING VASES 尺寸：W:25cm;H:38cm 銅鎏金。太平有象成對。象作站姿，象鼻一側上舉、一側微垂，回首成對。象軀豐腴，鞍韉轡頭齊備，鞍面鏨刻纏枝花卉，邊飾聯珠紋。象背馱一金寶瓶，瓶身帶蓋，兩側飄帶飛舉。足下承六角鎏金須彌座，座身鏨刻卷草紋，花邊足外捲。鎏金飽滿，寓意「太平有象」，為清代宮廷陳設。「太平有象」即「太平景象」之諧：象馱寶瓶，瓶諧「平」，寓意天下太平、五穀豐登。象在佛教傳說中為釋迦牟尼降生母摩耶夫人夢中之瑞獸，又為普賢菩薩坐騎。清代宮殿、園林多陳成對，象鼻一上一下，取河清海晏、萬民康樂之意。 A pair of gilt-bronze elephants bearing vases. Each elephant stands square, the trunks curving in paired mirror poses, bodies full, fitted with saddle cloths and harness chased with scrolling flowers and beaded borders. On each back sits a gilt vase with lid and fluttering ribbons. The pair stands on hexagonal gilt pedestals chased with scrollwork, the ruyi-lobed feet turning outward. The gilding is rich; the motif conveys peace under a tranquil reign. Peaceful elephant, or taiping youxiang, is a visual pun: an elephant bearing a vase, ping, sounds like peaceful age, taiping. The elephant itself is auspicious in Buddhism, Queen Maya dreamed of a white elephant entering her side before the Buddha's birth, and it is the mount of Samantabhadra. Paired gilt elephants in palace halls, with trunks in upward and downward mirror poses, thus wished for a reign of peace and abundant harvests.

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