拍品乃東瀛明治時期銅製大器精品,造型碩大雄渾,紋飾滿密,雕琢工藝精湛,通體以精銅鑄就,重達65公斤,存世殊為少見,極富東瀛意趣,更顯中華偉韻。 大尊撇口,束頸,肩上塑雙鳳耳,器腹一面淺浮雕雲龍紋,龍紋身姿壯碩威猛,張口露舌,爪牙遒勁鋒利,鬚髮畢現,矯健穿梭於祥雲之中,龍騰海上雲間,威嚴兇猛,極富動感韻律;一面淺浮雕麒麟紋,麒麟矯健靈動,頭生雙角,肋攜風雲,氣勢十足,雕琢工藝之精細令人歎為觀止。下承四龍首足托座,神態威猛。整器設計精妙,精工細作,與1876年日本參加美國費城世界博覽會銅器精品之設計、工藝極為相近,可茲參照。 A LARGE COPPER VASE WITH DOUBLE DRAGON EARS WITH BASE Meiji period of Japan(A.D.1868-1912) 38 3/16 in. (97 cm. ) Height. cast seated with hands pointed up gesture the legs crossing, wearing a long flowing floral edged robe open at the chest, the full face with meditative expression framed by a high reticulated crown inset with wheel of Buddha, the metal patinated to a rich dark chocolate brown tone, cast bronze lotus pedestal base