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Shisou Marked Silver Inlaid Seated Bodhidharma, Late Ming
石叟銀絲鑲嵌銅菩提達摩坐像, 晚明時期
Estimate Period, 估計年代
17th Century, 17 世紀
Height, 高度 (cm/ inch)
17.25 cm, 6.8 inch
Weight, 重量 (gram, g)
1910.44 公克 (g)
Item Code, 藏品代碼
#883
Shisou (石叟) (~1628 / ~1644) was born and lived during the Chongzhen reign periods (崇禎年), of the late Ming Dynasty. A Buddhist monk from Fuzhou, Fujian province; known for his skill in smelting and craftsmanship in sculpture works of art. At the time, Shisou was a renowned bronze sculpture artist (銅塑第一名手) among aristocrats with his finest works display a degree of naturalness and simplicity. Shisou preference for native copper from the Kingdom of Siam (present-day: Thailand) as his starting ingredient and red bronze ingat (mixture copper and gold) (風磨銅) for all his finished works. The native copper is smelt, refined and purified twelve times; the final decomposition produces a highly dense pure red bronze ingat (風磨銅), heavier than ordinary copper with the red bronze ingat surface exhibit a soft colourful brilliance - a unique feature among all Shisou finest works.
As a skilled artisan, Shisou has crafted various exquisite Buddhist works of art and related objects through the use of
石叟是崇禎年間（AD1628 - 1644）至清初福州僧人。石叟是一位傑出的冶煉和雕塑藝術專家，為當時銅塑第一名手。石叟選用暹羅國（現今泰國）的風磨銅，經過十二提煉，純化後銅質密度極高，比普通銅沉重。外表能釋出温潤亮麗的光彩。
石叟用經提煉高純度的銅製作各類佛具作品。以挑槽銀絲鑲嵌銅觀音像最為傑出。