清乾隆 銅鎏金卍字錦地大鎖連鑰匙“大清康熙年製”款

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英文品名：A LARGE GILT-BRONZE SWASTIKA-GROUND LOCK AND KEY, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, THE SIDE INCISED WITH A KANGXI MARK 尺寸：Lock: L:21cm;W:4cm;H:6cm / Key: L:31cm 銅胎鎏金，作長方橫式鎖，附同製鑰匙。鎖身滿鏨卍字錦地，紋樣連續規整；鎖樑圓桿，鑰匙作長條匙桿，尾端鏨節狀紋。鎖側鑲長方形豎框，內陰刻楷書“大清康熙年製”款。鎏金有斑駁，包漿沉厚。鎖具古時用以封緘箱櫃，此具尺寸碩大，工緻可觀。古鎖具與箱櫃、門扉、經書函套相始終。漢代已有金屬簧鎖，明清宮門、庫房、藏經櫃皆用大鎖，鑰匙由專人保管，啟閉登記。清代宮中鎖具多由造辦處成型，銅胎鎏金，鑰匙隨身。此具尺寸碩大，鎖側陰刻“大清康熙年製”款，當用於宮門、庫櫃或廟宇經櫃。鎖身滿鏨卍字錦地，卍字為佛吉祥符，唐武后長壽二年定讀萬，謂吉祥海雲相。 A large gilt-bronze horizontal lock with its key, the body entirely chased with a continuous swastika brocade ground. The sliding bolt is drawn out by the long key, whose shank is chased with nodal bands. Set into the side is a rectangular cartouche incised in regular script with a Kangxi mark. The gilding shows natural wear and a patinated surface. Made to seal chests and cabinets, the lock is of unusually generous size. Locks have always sealed chests, gates and scripture cases. Spring-action metal locks date to the Han; Ming-Qing palace gates, storehouses and sutra cabinets used large locks whose keys were kept by officials, with opening and closing logged. Qing court locks were usually made by the Imperial Workshops in fire-gilt bronze, the key carried on the person. This piece is of unusually generous size, the side incised with a Kangxi mark, made to seal a palace gate, treasury or temple scripture cabinet. The swastika ground is a Buddhist auspicious sign; Empress Wu Zetian fixed its reading as wan in 693, the auspicious cloud-mark.

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