LOT 1339 明永宣 铜狻猊
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(一对) 此拍品为明早期铜雕塑之佳作,尺寸适中,铜质精良,铸成对狻猊之形,侧首卷尾,兽头朝向相同,应为供案两侧的陈设之器。整体雕刻生动、精美,状物有神。通体包浆古润,成对保存,极为难得。宗教场所摆放成对圆雕走兽的做法,自唐代已有之,通常使用白石、青石等材质,明代早期亦有寺庙门口摆放金属圆雕走兽,例如山西太原文庙之“洪武辛未晋府造”铁狮。此对拍品为成对的狻猊圆雕,体现了明初高超的雕塑水平。“狻猊”为传说中的龙生九子之五,形似狮子,喜静,好坐和喜欢烟火,故多饰于炉具。据徐兢《宣和奉使高丽图经》记,其“上为蹲兽,下有仰莲承之”者,即为带有狻猊形象的香熏。
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