WHITE RITUAL CONCH TRUMPET

　　清乾隆时期（公元１７３６-１７９５年）QIANLONG REIGN OF THE DYNASTY （１７３６-１７９５）

　　高１８．５ 宽１０．５厘米HEIGHT １８．５CM WIDTH １０．５CM

　　收藏单位：布达拉宫管理处POTALA PALACE COLLECTION

　　这件白海螺是乾隆皇帝赠给达喇嘛的珍贵礼品。海螺经过了精心加工口沿镶金，金口的装饰纹样间镶嵌珠宝，与洁白的海螺相配，相得益彰。海螺内刻乾隆题赞：“洪海之螺，梵天之器。以鸣呗唱，满字半字。释迦拈花，迦叶鼓琴。十方三际，异音同音。置则寂然，奏则亮尔。以演大乘，溥归佛旨。”海螺的上下部分顺着器身，雕刻莲瓣，莲籽等图案，中间部分雕刻结跏趺坐于莲花座上的七佛，整个器物浑然天成。

　　THIS WHITE CONCH TRUMPET WAS PRECIOUS GIFT BESTOWED TO THE DALAI LAMA BY THE EMPEROR QIANLONG ，AFTER VERY CAREFUL AND REFINED WORK ，THE MOUTH RIM WAS MOUNTED WITH GOLD AND INLAID WITH JEWELRY ，THE MATCHING COLOUR AND DESIGNS MAKE THE WHITE CONCH MORE BEAUTIFUL 。INSIDE THE CONCH IS CARVED WITH AN INSCRIPTION WRITTEN BY EMPEROR QIANLONG 。ON THE SURFACE ，LOTUS FLOWER PETALS AND LOTUS SEEDS ARE INCISED ，CENTRED WITH SEVEN BUDDHAS SITTING CROSS-LEGGED ON LOTUS PEDESTALS ，THE WHOLE PIECE IS A PERFECT WORK OF ART 。