清 銅鎏金四季花卉紋雙獸首耳方瓶“大明宣德年製”款

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英文品名：A GILT-BRONZE SQUARE VASE WITH FOUR SEASONS' FLOWERS AND LION-MASK HANDLES, BEARING A XUANDE MARK, QING DYNASTY 尺寸：H:25cm 此瓶為銅鎏金，作長方小瓶，方口外撇，長方腹，頂作階梯式方肩。四面分別高浮雕梅、牡丹、菊、竹四季花卉紋，花卉枝葉挺括。頸部兩側各飾一獸首銜環耳。通體鎏金燦然，局部磨損露出銅胎。器底陰刻“大明宣德年製”款。為清代銅鎏金陳設花瓶。鎏金銅瓶置於書案或几上，多單獨陳設或插一枝牡丹、梅、菊。四季花卉紋——梅、蘭、菊、竹，或梅、牡丹、菊、竹——象徵四時平安，故為瓶、盤、爐最常見之裝飾。獸首銜環耳取法青銅壺，既便於執握，亦顯端莊。此瓶金色妍麗，浮雕圓熟，為清代銅鎏金陳設佳器。 This gilt-bronze square vase has a flared square mouth and stepped shoulder, each of its four sides relief-carved with a different flower—plum, peony, chrysanthemum, and bamboo—symbolizing the four seasons. Lion-mask ring handles flank the neck. The gilding is bright, worn in places to the bronze. The base bears an incised Xuande mark. It is a Qing gilt-bronze display vase. Gilt-bronze vases stood alone on a desk or table, or held a single branch of plum, peony or chrysanthemum. The four-season flowers—plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, bamboo, or plum, peony, chrysanthemum and bamboo—wished peace through the year, and were the most common decoration on vases, dishes and censers. Lion-mask ring handles follow the form of bronze hu, convenient to grip and dignified. The bright gilding and rounded relief make a refined Qing gilt-bronze display vase.

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