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An archaic silver incense holder
Tang dynasty
The spherical vessel combining both scientific and artistic flair, intricately
worked with reticulated floral motifs, the release of a simple lock
allowing the censer to open at the waist, the interior with a double layer
of concentric rings loosely suspended from hinges holding the central
semi-globular cup in equilibrium when swung.
6.2cm diam.
HK$120,000 - 180,000
US$15,000 - 23,000
唐 銀鏤空纏枝花卉紋香熏球
A comparable incense holder is in the Pierre Uldry collection, exhibited at
the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, illustrated in Chinesisches Gold und Silber,
Zurich, 1994, p.197, no.201.
熏球通體鏤空纏枝花卉紋，優雅精細，內支承著兩層同心圓環，爐體置
球之中央，能自由轉動。
同心的鏤雕殼、外環、內環及爐體支承著，在轉動時互相垂直，基於其
重力作用，當香熏球向不同方向轉動時，爐體也不會傾倒，保持水平
狀態，故香熏球可說是藝術與科學的結合。其他例子，可參考瑞士蘇
黎士萊特伯格博物館之藏品，見Pierre Uldry，《Chinesisches Gold und
Silber》，蘇黎世，1994，頁197，圖版201。

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