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Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Hand-Held Incense Burner

Wood and gilt bronze

紫檀金鈿柄香爐

中國

柄香爐為有柄之香爐,又作手爐、提爐,法會之際僧侶於佛前焚香供養的莊嚴具之一。
 八世紀作品,日本東大寺正倉院珍藏之寶物。長39.5公分,高7.6公分。正倉院寶庫中貯藏有各種材質的柄香爐,此作為唯一以紫檀製,其上並鑲嵌金銀、水晶、玻璃等華麗飾物,為同類作品中最出色者。
 爐身略呈圓筒形,上下周緣以金銅打造。口沿外展,其上飾一回首金獅。表面嵌入金銀花卉,花蕊飾以紅、綠水晶,飛蝶穿梭其間。底座截面雕二十四蓮瓣紋。
 爐身一側接長柄,柄末端為銀質鎏金獅形鎮子。長柄正面凹槽鋪設赤色質地錦綢,上繪花草彩蝶、迦陵頻伽,側面鑲嵌水晶,並以黑白線繩纏繫。
 中國唐代(618~907)相當盛行獅子鎮柄香爐,河南省神會和尚墓亦有出土,與正倉院藏品相仿。如此巧奪天工的珍品,推測屬中國舶來品。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 343.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Hand-Held Incense Burner." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 343.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Hand-Held Incense Burner" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:343.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Hand-Held Incense Burner. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 343).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 343,
title = {{Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Hand-Held Incense Burner}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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