燭台銅胎鎏金,飛龍吐雲花式。龍頭上揚,嘴張,口內插雲花枝,天藍色長柄,柄上托圓形敞口彩色雲花。紅色龍身兩側有翼。底座寶珠下圓形外撇,依次鏨刻天藍色海水紋、寶珠紋、掐絲天藍色海水紋。外底鎏金光素。
龍是中國古代傳說中的神物,是多種動物的綜合體。目前最早的龍形象見於8000年前內蒙古興隆窪文化查海遺址。
掐絲琺琅謂景泰藍,又稱燒青,是金屬胎嵌搪瓷工藝。
This is from the Qing dynasty, a candle stand used a specialized chinese craftsmanship which contained cloisonné enamel. The dragon’s head is pointed upward which means facing the sky/heaven with an open mouth as flower patterned cloud coming out.
Dragon is an important part of the ancient Chinese culture which can be found as early as 8000 years ago.