明 銀鏨花菱口大盤

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英文品名：A MING SILVER LOBED DISH WITH CHASED FLORAL DESIGN 尺寸：D:18.5cm 銀質。菱花口，淺腹，平底。盤心起菱花形開光，內鏨刻花卉紋，枝葉舒展；開光外兩面分層鏨刻折枝花葉，花瓣、葉脈均以細線勾勒。口沿起稜，盤壁斜收。器身銀色沉穆，局部現青鏽與包漿，鏨工細密，為明代銀質日用陳設之器。明代銀盤多作筵席果品、點心之盛器，或陳設於書齋几案，置香餅、茶果。菱花口起於唐宋金銀器，明代沿用作盤、碗、碟式樣。盤心開光內主紋、開光外輔紋的佈局，與同時期青花瓷盤構圖相通，受文人審美影響。銀器經年使用，盤底多有磨損，口沿因挾持而薄。明代藩王府、富商大宅多定製銀器，以作陪嫁、獻禮或家用，器底常鏨記重量、銀樓名號，以備日後銷兌。 A silver dish with a lobed rim, shallow sides and a flat base. The centre is set within a lobed cartouche chased with floral sprays, while between the cartouche and the rim the well is chased on both levels with further leaves and blossoms, petals and veins defined by fine lines. The rim is edged and the sides slope gently. The silver has a muted tone with patches of greenish patina and crust. The chasing is detailed and controlled. Silver dishes of the Ming served as serving pieces for fruit and sweets at banquets, or as desk ornaments holding tea cake and incense. The lobed rim, inherited from Tang-Song gold and silver wares, remained fashionable for dishes and bowls. The composition, a main motif within a central cartouche and secondary sprays between it and the rim, mirrors the layout of contemporary blue-and-white porcelain under literati taste. With use, the base wears thin and the rim shows handling wear. Ming nobles and wealthy merchants commissioned silver for dowries, gifts and household use, often stamping weight and silversmith marks on the underside for later exchange.

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