A Chinese Gold Bowl with Animal Decoration

拍品描述

唐 或以後 純金鏨花獸紋碗 (86g) Finely worked with rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the interior densely decorated in chased and stippled relief with birds and deer amid flowering and leafy sprays, encircling a lotus-petal medallion enclosing a cluster of circular bosses, the exterior similarly chased with floral motifs and a geometric band below the rim, the surface with a finely hammered finish. Tang dynasty period or later. 本品為純金質，質地厚重，通體採用鏨刻工藝，或爲古代貴族使用之金器。碗內滿鋪魚子紋地子，地紋之上鏨刻走獸、祥鳥、花草，姿態靈動，花草枝蔓綿延舒展，紋樣排布繁密滿溢，層次豐富。碗底飾蓮瓣紋圍繞蓮心圓點紋，裝飾考究。外壁錘揲紋理自然，口沿一周飾鋸齒回紋帶，錘揲、鏨刻技藝嫻熟，古意盎然。整器包漿古樸，金光沉蘊，集錘揲、鏨刻多種細金工藝於一體，瑞獸花草紋飾寓意吉祥，堪為古代高級貴用金器之佳例。 The XRF report indicates that the gold bowl is over 95% pure

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