明 銅道教文官坐像

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英文品名：A BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A DAOIST CIVIL DEITY, MING DYNASTY 尺寸：H:41cm 此像為銅鑄，道教文官端坐，頭戴展腳官帽，長髯垂胸，身著闊袖官袍，腰束帶，雙手於腹前捧圭。面目慈和威嚴，雙目微合。衣紋流暢自然，殘留彩繪痕跡。中空內膛，外底作平座。為明代銅道教文官像。道教文官像，多塑文昌帝君、財神、城隍、土地等守護之神。文昌帝君掌文運、科舉，明代以降科舉鼎盛，士人崇祀文昌；財神（比干、關公、趙公明）掌財帛，商賈奉之尤虔。此像捧圭端坐，長髯垂胸，官袍煌煌，展腳烏紗帽，最為文昌或財神之標準像。銅像多中空，底部封口，便於祭祀時藏經卷、五穀。 This bronze seated Daoist civil deity wears an official's cap with outstretched wings and a long beard, in wide-sleeved robes with a girdle, holding a gui tablet before his chest. The face is benevolent yet dignified, eyes gently closed; the drapery flows naturally, traces of pigment remaining. It is hollow-cast with a flat base. It is a Ming bronze figure. Daoist civil figures usually represent Wenchang (god of literature), the God of Wealth, the City God or the Earth God. Wenchang governed exams and literature; with the Ming civil-service examination at its height, scholars venerated him. The God of Wealth was especially honoured by merchants. This figure, gui in hands, long-bearded in flowing robes and winged official cap, is the standard Wenchang or Wealth-god type. Bronzes are hollow, sealed at the base, so scriptures or grain could be placed inside for consecration.

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