Lot 205 唐開元三年（715）线刻四大天王像银舍利瓶 | A Small Chinese Silver Reliquary Bottle, Tang Dynasty, Third Year of the Kaiyuan Era (715)

唐開元三年（715）线刻四大天王像银舍利瓶 | A Small Chinese Silver Reliquary Bottle, Tang Dynasty, Third Year of the Kaiyuan Era (715)

Tang Dynasty (618-907)

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$3,000 - $5,000

Height 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm.

The vase is in overall good and complete condition. There are scattered areas of light tarnish on the exterior surfaces. The lotus-form base exhibits slight warping and minor distortion.

The ovate body shaped above an integral petaloid base, incised with figures, the shoulder with a band of veined leaves, inscription at the neck dated the third year of Kaiyuan (715).
Note:
Compare the gilded silver sarira vessel (4.6 cm in height) excavated from the underground crypts beneath the pagoda foundations at Jingzhi Temple and Jingzhong Monastery in Dingzhou, Baoding City, Hebei Province.
銘文：開元三年（715）大興善寺敬造佛舍利瓶永为供养。
注：
參見河北保定市定州静志寺、净众院塔基地宫出土的鎏金银舍利瓶，高4.6 cm.
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
唐開元三年（715）线刻四大天王像银舍利瓶
【年代】
唐（618-907）
【描述】
椭圆形瓶身，底部为花瓣形底座，表面刻有人物像，肩部饰有一圈叶脉纹，颈部有铭文，纪年为开元三年（715）。
【品相】
整体状况良好且完整。外部表面有零星轻微的氧化痕迹。莲花形底座有轻微变形和小范围扭曲。