LOT 21166 DOUCAI 'DRAGONS' CANDLE HOLDER
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Height: 2 2/8 in (5.5 cm) Diameter: 4 3/8 in (11.0 cm) Weight: 170.0g
The Doucai candle holder depicts flying dragons chasing after flaming sphered on the surface, with similar motif in the center.|||Height: 2 2/8 in (5.5 cm) Diameter: 4 3/8 in (11.0 cm) Weight: 170.0g|雙龍戲珠鬥彩燭臺|拍品為兩層圓形燭臺。燭臺亦稱蠟阡,流行於乾隆朝,為清代宮廷五供之一,其使用源於印度佛前獻燈明之舉,既是寺內照明之用具,也是佛供案上的一種供器。佛教認為,在佛塔、佛像、經卷前燃燈,能護大功德;又因燈明可破暗為明,故佛教也將燈明比喻佛法與智慧,喻以智慧照破愚癡。佛教發展至清代,五供的製作出現了多種質地和式樣,豐富了五供的種類。
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