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Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Lotus Pond

Gilt copper and wood

木貼金蓮花

日本

於佛、菩薩前散花,或以花鬘供養,乃印度甚為普遍的風俗,有關香花之供養亦散見於諸經。又各種人造花,因能長期供佛,故稱常花。此蓮花為日本光明皇后為祈願聖武天皇(724~749在位)冥福而獻納奈良東大寺的寶物之一。另一說係東大寺大佛舉行開光典禮之際,諸家獻納種種造花,此花為其中之一,為佛前莊嚴供具。
 蓮池由朴木整材刳空雕製,池徑33公分。底座蜿蜒起伏、四周環繞岩石形堤岸,岸邊仍留有白地,上有赤、綠、茶及銀色等色彩痕跡。白綠色池底上鋪白沙,綴飾貝殼。
 從池中沙丘生出金銅製蓮莖,其餘蓮花、蓮蕾、蓮瓣、蓮蓬及卷葉面皆為木製。花、蕾和卷葉貼飾金箔,舒展的葉片則飾以銀箔。色彩豐富,別出心裁,與中國陝西省法門寺地宮出土的「銀芙蕖」(芙蕖,荷花別名),有異曲同工之妙。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 345.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Lotus Pond." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 345.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Lotus Pond" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:345.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Lotus Pond. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 345).
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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 = 345,
title = {{Todaiji Temple Shosoin: Lotus Pond}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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