Horyuji Temple: Altar
Wood with mother-of-pearl
木漆螺鈿桌
日本
日本十二世紀佛教供具。曾為奈良法隆寺聖靈院放置香爐、花瓶及燈燭等物之佛桌。一九五九年指定為日本國寶。
木質，桌面為長方形，通體髹黑漆。立面以棖為間隔，四面均作鏤空壼門，下接拱肩三彎式四足，足部外撇並內收，曲線優美，又稱鷺腳桌。桌面四角與棖上下側沿，皆鑲嵌金銅鏨刻魚子紋地寶相花卷草紋；面側沿、腿外側等均鑲嵌螺鈿寶相花卷草及蝴蝶紋樣，為平安時代（794～1185）後期典型的案几。
日本在八世紀前承襲中國唐代（618～907）卷草團花紋樣及螺鈿技法，平安時代以後，隨著遣唐使被廢止，逐漸發展出日本獨特的風格，平安後期全面傾向和風化。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 127.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Horyuji Temple: Altar." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 127.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Horyuji Temple: Altar" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:127.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Horyuji Temple: Altar. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 127).
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