精品推荐：大明宣德年製(款)撒金镂空(盖)铜香炉香炉
【藏品名称】：大明宣德年製(款)撒金镂空(盖)铜香炉
[collection name]: Bronze censer made in Xuande year of the Ming Dynasty
【藏品类别】：香炉
[collection type]: incense burner
【藏品数量】：一对
[collection quantity]: a pair
【藏品起拍价】：46万
[starting price of collection]: 460000
熏香的历史在中国由来已久，而香炉，是“香道”必备的器具，也是华人民俗、宗教、祭祀活动中必不可少的供具。历代使用的香器包含博山炉、手炉、香斗、卧炉、香筒等不同形制的香炉，以及熏球、香插、香盘、香盒、香夹、香铲、香匙、香筒及香囊等配套器具，使用的质料主要包括铜、陶瓷、金银、竹木器、珐琅及玉石等。其用途亦有多种，或熏衣﹑或陈设﹑或敬神供佛。形状上常见为方形或圆形，方形的香炉一般有四足；圆形的香炉，都有三足，一足在前，两足在后放置。
Incense has a long history in China, and incense burner is not only the necessary instrument of "incense way", but also the indispensable offering in Chinese folk custom, religion and sacrifice activities. The incense utensils used in the past dynasties include Boshan stove, handmade stove, incense bucket, lying stove, incense tube and other incense furnaces of different shapes, as well as supporting appliances such as smoked ball, incense plug, incense plate, incense box, incense clip, spatula, incense spoon, incense tube and sachet. The materials used mainly include copper, ceramics, gold and silver, bamboo and wood ware, enamel and jade. It can also be used for many purposes, such as fumigation, display or worship. The shape is usually square or round, and the square censer generally has four feet; the round censer has three feet, one foot in front and two feet in the back.
今日来看，古熏香炉珍藏的目的年月大都集中在宋、元、明、清四朝，但四代的香炉都各有差异。宋代之前，香炉作为我国古代传统的适用器，主要是用青铜和陶为原料。汉代之后到清代香炉的材质逐渐丰富，样式也更加多变。发展期间，各种文人雅士也热衷于把玩收藏，从而逐渐形成了炉文化，成为了当时的一种时尚，也是一种品位的体现。而到了如今，更是有了很高的艺术价值和收藏价值。
Today, the collection of ancient incense burners is mainly concentrated in the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, but the incense burners of the four generations are different. Before the Song Dynasty, the censer, as a traditional appliance in ancient China, mainly used bronze and pottery as raw materials. From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the materials of censers were gradually enriched and the styles were more changeable. During the period of development, various literati and scholars were also keen on playing collection, which gradually formed furnace culture, became a fashion at that time, and also a manifestation of taste. Now, it has a high artistic value and collection value.
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文中此对宣德年间撒金镂空(盖)铜香炉，器盖浑圆规整，采用了镂空造型。工整秀美，铸工精细准确，包浆温润，宝气内蕴，自有一种雍容华贵的气质。炉体两边的虎头造型十分气派，炉身上书金玉满堂，周围花纹繁复，精美绝伦。炉底三足，底部龙纹缠绕镌刻“大明宣德年制”六字。整体造型规矩精巧古典，大气非凡，质朴蕴敛，非常精致，应属精致入微品位极高之品。虽经岁月洗礼，但是铸造细节之处依然清晰可见，锈色自然古朴，古色古香的韵味，令人仿佛看到缕缕熏香随之四散开来。
In this paper, the bronze censer was covered with gold in Xuande period. The lid was round and regular, and the hollow shape was adopted. It is neat and beautiful, the casting is precise and accurate, the coating is warm and moist, and it has a kind of elegant temperament. The shape of tiger head on both sides of the furnace body is very imposing. The books on the furnace body are full of gold and jade, and the surrounding patterns are complex and exquisite. At the bottom of the stove, there are three legs on the bottom, and the dragon pattern on the bottom is twined and engraved with six characters: "Xuande year system of the Ming Dynasty". The overall shape is exquisite and classic, extraordinary atmosphere, simple and restrained, very exquisite, which should be the product of exquisite and exquisite taste. Although it has been baptized by years, the casting details are still clearly visible. The rustic color is natural and simple, and the antique charm makes people feel as if the continuous incense is scattered.
此藏品极其罕见，存世量极少，是一件极其珍贵的收藏品，从近20年的国内拍卖成交状况看，明清铜香炉的成交数量和成交价都在逐年上涨。2000年以后，铜香炉的平均成交价格稳定上升，近几年，铜炉收藏势头不容小觑，各大拍场佳绩频传。其历史意义、收藏价值不可估量。
This collection is extremely rare and rare. It is a very precious collection. Judging from the domestic auction situation in the past 20 years, the transaction volume and transaction price of copper censers in Ming and Qing Dynasties are increasing year by year. After 2000, the average transaction price of the copper censer increased steadily. In recent years, the collection momentum of the copper censer can not be underestimated, and the performances of the major auction venues are frequent. Its historical significance and collection value are immeasurable.
