宣德炉，是由明宣宗朱瞻基在大明宣德三年参与设计监造的铜香炉，简称“宣炉”。宣德炉它是中国历史上第一次运用风磨铜铸成的铜器。
为了制作出精品的铜炉，在朱瞻基的亲自督促下，整个制作过程，包括炼铜、造型必须自《宣和博古图》《考古图》等典籍及内府密藏的数百件宋元名窑中，精选出符合适用对象、款制大雅的形制，将之绘成图样，再呈给其亲览，并说明图款的来源和典故的出处，经过筛选确定后，再铸成实物样品让其过目，满意后方准开铸。
宣德炉是中国历史上第一次运用黄铜铸成的铜器。为制作精品的铜炉，明朝宣德皇帝曾亲自督促，这在历史上实属少见。宣德炉以色泽为亮点，其色内融。此件宣德炉以黄铜制成，底书“大明宣德年制”楷书款，带底座。其炉身形制规整，敦厚之中不失灵巧精致，作为书房陈设颇为雅致。焚香其内，数百年历史的厚重感随香外溢。它通体光素，尽显铜炉精纯美质，铜质精良，入手沉甸。此“宣德炉”来源于纽约佳士得2012年9月纽约洛克菲勒中心拍卖会，流失海外多年，如今漂洋过海重归祖国怀抱，且品相完好，相当珍贵。
藏品介绍
中文名称：大明宣德兽耳三足炉
英文名称：Daming Xuande animal ear tripod furnace
类别：杂项
规格：一件
品相：美品
底足阳刻六字款：大明宣德年制，德字少一横，是当时的典型特征，这件宣德炉在自然光线下，底光柔和，自然光呈现晕散反射，无任何贼光，经多名专家鉴定，竟是明宣德年间的宣德炉真品。
明代宣德皇帝（朱棣之孙）在位时，为满足玩赏香炉的嗜好，特下令从暹逻国进口一批红铜，责成宫廷御匠吕震和工部侍郎吴邦佐，参照皇府内藏的柴窑、汝窑、官窑、哥窑、钧窑、定窑名瓷器的款式，及《宣和博古图录》《考古图》等史籍，设计和监制香炉，是具有极高的艺术价值以及历史研究价值。
除铜之外，还有金、银等贵重材料加入，所以炉质特别细腻。一般炉料要经四炼，而宣德炉要经十二炼，因此炉质会更加纯细，如婴儿肤。鎏金或嵌金片的宣德炉金光闪闪，能够给人—种不同凡器的感觉。
宣德炉最妙在色，其色内融，从黯淡中发奇光。史料记载有四十多种色泽，为世人钟爱，其色的名称很多。例如，紫带青黑似茄皮的，叫茄皮色；黑黄象藏经纸的，叫藏经色；黑白带红淡黄色的，叫褐色；如旧玉之土沁色的，叫土古色；白黄带红似棠梨之色的，叫棠梨色，还有黄红色的地、套上五彩斑点的，叫仿宋烧斑色；比珠砂还鲜红的斑，叫朱红斑；轻及猪肝色、枣红色、琥珀色、茶叶末、蟹壳青等等……明朝万历年间大鉴赏家、收藏家、画家项元汴（子京）说：“宣炉之妙，在宝色内涵珠光，外现澹澹穆穆。”
宣德炉历来就是香炉之王，干将莫邪宝剑也就经过六炼，而这件宣德炉整整经过十二炼，这才有了几百年不变色，不腐蚀的珍品香炉，细看这件宣德炉包浆自然，底光柔和，所谓包浆是自然形成的氧化层，也有认为手盘包浆，两者不同，但同时都有保护钱币的功能，有如给钱币镀上一层保护膜，使藏品不再氧化，便于收藏传世，如果觉得香炉脏，可以用清水洗，再用棉布擦干，不要破坏包浆，破坏了包浆就相当于破坏了保护层，更重要的是包浆是鉴定新老钱币最简单有效的方法。细看这件宣德炉品相完美，没有磕缺，损毁，变形等是不可多的收藏级香炉，建议收藏，传世。
孙中山头像中华民国开国纪念币（俗称“小孙头”或者“孙小头”）来历，至1911年底辛亥革命之后，1912年1月3日，中华民国政府成立，由于币制尚未建立，除四川改铸大汉银币，福建改铸中华元宝外，主要的造币厂，大都仍沿用前清钢模铸造银币，以供流通需要。图案采用大总统孙中山肖像，以后的通用银币再改花纹式样。孙中山令财政部行文，同意鼓铸纪念币，并命令其余的通用银币新花纹，“中间应绘五谷模型，取丰岁足民之义，垂劝农务本之规”，训令财政部速制新模，分令各省造币厂照式鼓铸。不久，财政部就颁下新模给江南(南京)、湖北、广东等造币厂依式铸造，这就是“中华民国孙中山像开国纪念币”的由来。
中华民国开国纪念币是近代中国钱币中的精品，有着历史熏陶，是价值很高的革命*物文**，具有深远的历史纪念意义；同时，还是考古和研究中国历史文化难得的实物。 珍贵的中华民国“开国纪念币”记录了辛亥革命惊天动地的伟大历史，由于历经百年风雨，“开国纪念币”存世量极为稀少，尤其是品相好的更为稀缺，因此很受收藏爱好者青睐。
藏品介绍
中文名称：孙中山开国纪念币
英文名称：The founding COINS of sun yat-sen
类别：杂项
规格：一枚
品相：美品
孙中山头像中华民国开国纪念币银元，正面中央为孙中山侧面肖像，边缘内上镌中文隶书体“中华民国”4字、下镌“开国纪念币”5字、左右长枝花饰。背面中央为中文隶书体“壹圆”及嘉禾，边缘英文“中华民国”、“壹圆”，左右分列五角星(后改为六角星)。直线边齿，成色89%，俗称“小头”。该币作为中华民国国币发行。中华民国孙像开国纪念币银元，由于铸造厂家不一，铸造年代不同，雕刻师英语水平不高，除正背面主要图案未变外，其花饰细节、英文字母均有变异，特别是英文字母差错较多。这就形成了该币的多种版别。传世较广的主要有两种：一种是五角星版式，一种是六角星版式。
据考究寓意注解： 隶书“民”→流行将「民」字最后一划拉长，其解释为*翻推**满清，象征民主胜利(人民出头)，也宣示乃大众的政府。 梅花→左右五瓣梅花各一支，五权宪法意者也。后即以此为国花（五权指：立法权、司法权、行政权、弹劾权和考试权）。 豆、麦穗→民国元年三月二日，孙中山颁布临时大总统令，对新造货币式样作了规定《拟另刊新模，鼓铸纪念币，…其余通用新币，中间应绘五谷模型，取丰岁足民之义，垂劝农务本之规》五谷指：稻、黍（即黄米）、稷（即谷子）、麦、菽（即豆）。 三叶→背，中间壹圆二字，而辅以嘉禾各一支，每支一穗三叶，三民主义意也（三民主义主要包括民族主义、民权主义和民生主义）。
背面边缘有英文MEMENTO - BIRTH OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA（中华民国开国纪念币）整币品相好，色泽包浆自然、底光柔和，有如绸缎。文字图案细腻清晰，总体保存完整，字体纹饰均清晰可辨，此版特征是，钱币背面左右分列六角星。1912年3月10日，袁世凯*取盗**大总统后时间不长，该版纪念币停止铸造。1914年，也就是民国三年，开始铸造袁大头，替代了1912年版“孙小头”的主体地位。因铸造时间不长，存世量小，市场价格较
嘉禾图案：嘉禾”，美禾，茁壮之禾，硕大之禾，祥瑞之禾也。东汉许慎《说文》云：“禾，嘉谷也。以二月而种，八月始熟，得时之中，故谓之禾。”王充《论衡·讲瑞篇》云：“嘉禾生于禾中，与禾中异穗，谓之嘉禾。”古人多以“嘉禾”为祥瑞之物，与甘露醴泉并称。如班固《汉书·公孙弘传》云：“甘露降，风雨时，嘉禾兴。”也就是生长得特别茁壮的禾稻，古人视嘉禾图案为吉祥的象征。
国民政府又在广州成立，民国15年迁武汉，民国16年(公元1927年)定都南京。为纪念国父孙中山丰功伟绩，中央所铸货币均用国父像，南京、天津诸造币厂于民国16年、17年重新铸造中华民国孙像开国纪念币。银元正面及背面基本上与前品相同，而左右上方分列六角星。由于该币正背面图案比较正规，中英文没有差错，又设置六角星，故称其为六角星版。袁世凯窃取大总统后，该币即停铸，因时间短暂，流用不多，尤显珍贵。
这枚银币是罕见的六星版，孙中山被称为国父，开国纪念币是2000多年封建王朝转变为民主社会的第一见证货币，我们称它为六星孙小头，也叫它为国父币，更是‘藏头’中的一绝，藏住了民国的开端，见证了封建王朝的覆灭，由以前的龙纹，自诩为真龙天子的家族政权，演变为以民为主社会，这枚开国纪念币历史研究价值非常，收藏价值极高，是收藏界里宠儿。
英文翻译：Xuande furnace is a copper incense burner, which was designed and supervised by Zhu Zhanji, emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty for three years. Xuande furnace it is the first time in The history of China to use the copper cast by wind.
In order to produce high-quality goods of copper furnace, Zhu Zhanji urged by himself, the whole production process, including copper, modelling must from broadcasting the information rich ancient figure, the archaeological figure such as books and nei secret of hundreds of ancient jun in the song dynasty and yuan dynasty, selects conforms to the applicable objects, the section shape of jedaiah, drawing it into pattern, to its close browser, and to explain the source of the figure type and the origin of allusions, after screening to determine moulds samples let it look again, satisfied with the rear open casting.
Xuande furnace is the first bronze ware made of brass in Chinese history. The Xuande Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally supervised the production of fine copper furnaces, a rarity in history. Xuande furnace to color as a bright spot, its color melting. This piece of Xuande furnace made of brass, the bottom book "Great Ming Xuande year" regular script, with the base. Its furnace body form is regular, do not break in honest and sincere dexterous and delicate, serve as study display quite refined. Burning incense inside, hundreds of years of history with the sense of the heavy fragrance overflow. It's full body light element, showing the copper furnace pure beauty, excellent copper, start the deep. This "Xuande Furnace" is originated from Christie's Auction in Rockefeller Center in New York in September 2012. It has been lost overseas for many years, but now it has returned to the bosom of the motherland across the sea. In good condition, it is quite precious.
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Chinese name: Daming Xuande animal ear tripod furnace
English name: Daming Xuande Animal Ear Tripod Furnace
Category: Miscellaneous
Specification: one piece
Appearance: Beautiful
Bottom foot Yang engraved six words: Daming Xuande system, less than a horizontal word, is the typical characteristics at that time, the Xuande furnace in the natural light line, the bottom light soft, natural light presents halo scattered reflection, without any thief light, after a number of experts to identify, it was xuande furnace in the Ming Xuande years genuine.
Of the reign of Ming xuande emperor (Zhu Dizhi sun), in order to satisfy the hobby of toy censer, ordered the imports from countries with Siam in a batch of red copper, instruct the royal palace artisan Lv Zhen &industry and assistant minister Wu Bangzuo, with reference to the emperor of the house maintain, your kiln, kiln, kiln, kiln porcelain masterpieces, style, and broadcasting the information rich ancient focus, "journal of archaeological figure joseon dynasty, such as design and supervise the incense burner, is has a very high artistic value and historical research value.
In addition to copper, gold, silver and other precious materials to add, so the furnace quality is particularly fine. General charge to be through four refining, and Xuande furnace to be through 12 refining, so the furnace will be more pure fine, such as baby skin. Gilt or the xuande furnace that inlays gold piece glint, can give a person -- the feeling of a kind of different all implement.
Xuande furnace in the best color, its color melting, from the dark in the strange light. There are more than 40 colors recorded in historical records, which are loved by the world and have many names. For example, purple with green and black like eggplant skin, called eggplant skin color; The black and yellow elephant Tibetan sutra paper is called Tibetan sutra color; Black and white with a reddish yellow, called brown; Such as old jade ooze color of the soil, called the soil ancient color; White yellow red like apple pear color, called apple pear color, there are yellow and red ground, set on the multicolor spots, called the song burning spot color; Than the pearl sand also bright red spot, called red spot; Light and pig liver color, jujube red, amber, tea, crab shell green and so on... Ming Dynasty Wanli years great connoisseur, collector, painter Xiang Yuanbian (Zijing) said: "Xuan Furnace wonderful, in the treasure of the connotation of pearl light, Dan Dan Mu Mu externally.
Jintong furnace is the king of the incense burner, lieutenant m-sword sword is after six, and the description for all after twelve smelting furnace, which is several hundred years, no corrosion of treasures incense burner, scrutinize the patina natural jintong furnace, bottom light is downy, so-called wrapped slurry is a natural formation of the oxide layer, there are also think hands wrapped slurry, the two different, but at the same time have to protect the function of money, like a plated coin on a layer of protective film, make no longer oxidation, facilitate collection handed down from ancient times, if a censer, dirty can wash, reoccupy cloth wipe, do not destroy the wrapped slurry, destroyed the wrapped slurry is equivalent to destroy the protective layer, What's more, pulp is the easiest and most effective way to identify old and new coins. Take a close look at this xuande furnace product phase perfect, no crack, damage, deformation and so on is not much of the collection of incense, it is recommended to collect, handed down.
Sun yat-sen, head of the republic of China the founding COINS (commonly known as "note" or "little sun") origin, after the end of 1911 the revolution, on January 3, 1912, the government of the republic of China was founded, because of the monetary system has not yet been established, in addition to remold the big fellow of sichuan silver COINS, outside fujian remold the wing, the main mint, mostly still continue to use the clearance die casting silver COINS, need for circulation. The design is based on the portrait of President Sun Yat-sen, and the pattern of the silver coin was changed later. Sun ordered the Ministry of Finance to write a letter approving the drumming of commemorative coins and ordering the rest of the general coin to have new patterns. "The grain model should be painted in the middle to give full meaning to the people and to persuade farmers to follow the rules of agriculture." He instructed the Ministry of Finance to make new models as soon as possible and to instruct the mints of all provinces to make drums according to the pattern. Soon, the Ministry of Finance issued a new model to the South of the Yangtze River (Nanjing), Hubei, Guangdong and other mints according to the type of casting, this is the "Republic of China Sun Yat-sen as the founding commemorative coin" origin.
The founding commemorative coin of the Republic of China is one of the best coins in modern China. It has historical edification, is a revolutionary cultural relic of high value and has profound historical significance. At the same time, it is also a rare object of archaeology and research on Chinese history and culture. The precious "founding commemorative coin" of the Republic of China records the earth-shattering history of the 1911 Revolution. Due to the hundred years of wind and rain, the "founding commemorative coin" is very rare, especially in good condition, so it is very popular among collectors.
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Chinese name: Sun Yat-sen founding commemorative coin
The founding COINS of sun Yat-sen
Category: Miscellaneous
Specification: one coin
Appearance: Beautiful
Sun Yat-sen's head is the silver coin for the founding of the Republic of China, the front center is sun Yat-sen's profile portrait, the edge engraved With Chinese official script "Republic of China" 4 characters, engraved with the bottom engraved with "founding of the Republic of China" 5 characters, around the long branches of flowers. On the back is "one yuan" in Chinese official script and Jiahe in the middle. On the edge are "Republic of China" and "one yuan" in English. On the left and right are five pointed stars (later changed to six pointed stars). Linear edge tooth, 89% color, commonly known as "small head". The currency is issued as the national currency of the Republic of China. The founding of the Republic of China sun As a commemorative coin silver, due to the foundry different, different casting age, engraver English level is not high, in addition to the front and back of the main pattern has not changed, the flower details, The English letter has a variation, especially the English letter error more. This forms a variety of editions of the coin. There are two kinds of widely handed down: one is the five-pointed star format, the other is the six-pointed star format.
According to moral fastidious comments: official script "people" and popular will "people" in the last one to pull long, its explanation to overthrow the manchu, symbol of victory of democracy (s), and declare it is a popular government. Plum blossom → about five plum petals each one, the constitution of the five rights also. After that, it is regarded as the national flower (the five powers refer to legislative, judicial, executive, impeachment and examination powers). Beans, wheat and first year of the republic of China on March 2, Dr. Sun yat-sen interim executive order, issued by the new currency style made regulations "to another issue of the new mould, casting COINS, drum... the rest of the general new, intermediate should draw the grain model, from the meaning of feng, sufficient, vertical to the complex rules of grain: rice, millet (i.e. yellow rice), millet (millet) and wheat, glycine (pea). Three leaves → back, middle one yuan two words, supplemented by jiahe each one, each ear of three leaves, three people's principles meaning also (three People's principles mainly include nationalism, civil rights and people's livelihood).
Back edge has English MEMENTO - BIRTH OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA (REPUBLIC OF CHINA founding coin) the whole coin product good, color and color OF natural pulp, soft bottom light, like silk. The text design is exquisite and clear, the overall preservation is complete, the font decoration is clearly distinguishable, this version is characterized by the coin back left and right hexagonal stars. On March 10, 1912, not long after Yuan Shikai stole the first president, the commemorative coin ceased to be minted. In 1914, in the third year of the Republic of China, yuan's head began to be cast, replacing the 1912 edition of "Sun Xiaotou" as the main body. Because the casting time is not long, the quantity is small, the market price is relatively
Golden Grain design: Golden Grain, beautiful grain, strong and strong grain, huge grain, auspicious grain also. The Eastern Han Dynasty Xu Shen "said the text" cloud: "He, Jia Gu also. With February and kind, in August beginning ripe, in time, so that he. Wang Chong, "On balance · Talk rui" cloud: "He was born in the grain, and the different ears of the grain, known as the harvest. Ancient people most regarded "Jiahe" as such blessed and lichen springs are called as such. For example, Ban Gu's Book of Han, Gongsun Hong Biography said: "When the dew falls, the harvest rises." It is also the growth of special strong rice, the ancients regarded the pattern of golden harvest as a symbol of good luck.
The National government was founded in Guangzhou, moved to Wuhan in 15 years, in 16 years (AD 1927) became the capital of Nanjing. To commemorate the great achievements of Sun Yat-sen, the founding of the Republic of China was recast in nanjing and Tianjin mints in 16/17. The front and back of the silver is basically the same as the front, and the left and right upper part of the hexagonal star. Since the front and back of the coin have normal patterns, there is no mistake in both Chinese and English, and there is a hexagonal star, so it is called hexagonal star version. After Yuan Shikai stole the great president, the coin was stopped casting, because of the short time, the flow is not much, especially precious.
A six star version of this coin is a rare, sun yat-sen was known as the father of the nation, the founding COINS is 2000 years of feudal dynasty into a democratic society the first witness currency, we call it six star sun small head, also call it father for money, but also "orz" in a special skill, hide the beginning of the republic of China, witnessed the demise of the feudal dynasty, by the dragon grain, family power, claiming to be a real dragons turned into society gives priority to with the people, this founding COINS very historical research value, high value for collection, is a darling in the collectors.