高颜值—我们自己的另类藏品展

最近，我们的图书馆展览了一个高颜值低价格的展览。

展柜的旁边有一张告示 “ Your Collection ”，大意是，这是一个非常 personal 藏品展，每一个展柜内的展品都是个人的收藏，目的就是通过展览去分享这些展品的乐趣。

每一个展柜展示一个主题、一种文化历史和工艺美术。

收藏是人生中的一段美好的经历，收藏一些颜值高的小物件，让人有养眼润心的喜悦。觉得这个展览的构思不错，简单、消费低、好看又有教育意义。作为一种精神上的追求，而不是一种投资行为的展览，我喜欢。

* 这些展品是铜搪瓷Copper enamelling艺术/工艺品，也称铜珐琅。铜搪瓷是玻璃和金属在高温下的熔合物，制作时用粉末玻璃或液体粉末放在金属表面，高温下溶化产生不同的颜色图形，.是 20 世纪 60 - 70 年代的很流行的工艺技术。

* 海贝，就是间接地表现澳洲的人特有的海洋文化。收藏的主人说从小生活在海边，游泳和冲浪是主要爱好，在海滩上拾起海贝并且收藏，是体现了他与海水之间的情憾和交流。

* 这套展品很萌，是来自一个中学生的收藏，生活气息强。看出收藏者很注意细微的东西，学习某种东西并且吸收与之有关联的养份，很有生活情趣。

* 这套展品是一个华人女士的收藏。其中有澳洲邮局发行的十二生肖邮票小型张很漂亮，别具一格。澳洲还是蛮注重在适当的时机和场合展示异国的历史文化，切合多元文化的社会发展的方向。

* 最后这一组是我自己的收藏：印度和其他国家的小铜器。

这组小铜器里面包括有：一对天鹅，一对老鼠，一双鞋，一对铃铛，一套物品（壶、锅、水桶 ），一个天平秤，一个香炉、一个蜡烛台（可以同时放入蜡烛和火柴盒），一个有珐琅图案的牙边花碗，一个带勺子的刻花碗，一套带 6 个杯子的茶壶，两个大小不一的水壶。

按图书馆的要求，在展品上面附一页文字简介，下面就是自己的英文简介：

I live near the water where there are many waterfowl and sometimes you can see black swans. They are a beautiful sight.

Years ago, I saw a pair of Indian brass swans in an Op shop. They reminded me of the black swans on the water and I immediately decided to buy them. Starting with this pair of brass swans, I began to collect small brass figures from India and other countries.

They are beautiful shapes, well-made, easy to carry, and non-breakable, so convenient items to collect.

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

As one time, People used copper pots to clean water. It was believed that the metal contained trace elements which could eliminate bacteria.

In the past, Nomads hung the copper containers filled with water on both sides of their saddles. The containers had flat sides, so that they would not swing from side to side but rest against the side of the horse. 

These Indian copper containers are elegantly patterned and used in sacred rituals, the flat sides are convenient for placing against the wall. As home decorations they symbolise good luck.         

I collected the six small cups and a teapot from different Op shops, but they look good together, like a set. I hope to find a matching plate so that it can become an Indian copper tea set!

I enjoy searching for, finding and collecting these pieces. I get some knowledge and great satisfaction from appreciating the shapes, patterns, colours and craftsmanship and from researching the sources and history. It’s very enjoyable and makes me relax.

感谢！