Qing Imperial Palace Yuqing Palace: Vessel of Longevity
Gilt silver
銀鎏金嵌寶石長壽瓶
中國
清宮惇本殿毓慶宮舊藏。長壽瓶為無量壽佛之持物，藏傳佛教舉行灌頂或增壽儀式必備之物。瓶頂部開一小口，上插鏤雕葉蔓的如意寶樹。寶樹作蓮瓣形，中心開一小龕，內供奉紅珊瑚製無量壽佛坐像，周緣嵌有寶石花朵。披帶自口沿向下四面懸垂，分別代表五方佛中無量壽佛之外的其他四佛，即阿L佛、寶生佛、大日如來和不空成就佛。
瓶通體鎏金，寬肩、斂腹、高圈足，外壁飾卷草紋。下有圓形托座，表面飾蓮瓣。以累絲、敲花、鑲嵌和鐫刻等多種金屬工藝技巧而成。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 270.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qing Imperial Palace Yuqing Palace: Vessel of Longevity." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 270.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Qing Imperial Palace Yuqing Palace: Vessel of Longevity" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:270.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Qing Imperial Palace Yuqing Palace: Vessel of Longevity. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 270).
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