清 銀鏨花蘭竹紋茶具一組四件

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英文品名：A QING SET OF FOUR SILVER TEAWARES CHASED WITH ORCHIDS AND BAMBOO 尺寸：Sizes vary 銀質一套四件，尺寸不一，計藤纏提梁壺、鑲象牙柄側把壺、配硬木鏤空蓋之香盒式爐，以及直筒茶葉罐。各器均陰刻蘭花、竹葉，花葉遒勁。提梁以藤條纏繞，蓋鈕鏤空；側把鑲象牙；香盒配硬木鏤空蓋，蓋頂鑲玉珠。銀色深沉，包漿自然，刻工簡雅，為清代工夫茶具之遺。此套為清代工夫茶具。工夫茶起於閩南、潮州，清代中葉以來盛行嶺南，講究高沖低灑、關公巡城、韓信點兵。銀壺為煮水、貯湯之器，細口長流以聚香；提梁纏藤以防燙手，象牙側把隔熱。香盒式者則貯香餅、茶膏。清代嶺南銀樓，如廣州十三行一帶，多承定製，鏨刻蘭竹，取文人四君子意，茶器而兼文房氣。 A four-piece set of silver tea wares of varying sizes, comprising a rattan-wrapped overhead-handled pot, a side-handled pot mounted with ivory, a lidded incense box fitted with a pierced hardwood cover, and a cylindrical tea caddy. Each piece is incised with orchids and bamboo leaves in a restrained manner. The overhead handle is bound with rattan and the lid knob is pierced; the side handle is mounted with ivory; the lidded box has a pierced hardwood cover set with a jade bead. The silver is darkly patinated. This set belongs to the Qing gongfu tea tradition that arose in Minnan and Chaozhou and spread across Lingnan from the mid-Qing. Gongfu tea demands precise pouring, high pour and low serve, the pot passed round and the last drops apportioned, so a silver pot keeps the water at temperature and concentrates the aroma through a narrow mouth and long spout. The rattan-wrapped overhead handle and ivory side grip prevent scalding; the lidded box served for tea cake or incense. Cantonese silversmiths, especially around the Thirteen Hongs, made such wares to order, chasing orchids and bamboo, literati symbols, onto vessels that blend tea-craft with studio taste.

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