圆柱形雕刻灯座 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	圆柱形雕刻灯座
品名（英）	Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body
入馆年号	1891年，91.1.579
策展部门	伊斯兰艺术（Islamic Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1575 - 公元 1625
创作地区	归属于: 伊朗（Attributed to: Iran）
分类	金属（Metal）
尺寸	高 13 5/8 英寸 (34.6 厘米) Base 直径 7 1/8 英寸 (18.1 厘米) Top 直径 4 1/4 英寸 (10.8 厘米)
介绍（中）	这种独特的高圆柱形形状是一组萨法维灯架的特征，这些灯架具有相似的轮廓和装饰。许多都覆盖着这一时期著名诗人的抒情和神秘诗句，反映了波斯诗歌与视觉艺术之间的重要关系。有节奏、滚动的植物蔓藤花纹是波斯纳斯塔利克字体穿插铭文的背景，其中包含萨迪的诗歌"飞蛾和蜡烛"中的台词：" 我记得你的眼睛一瞥。我听说飞蛾对蜡烛说：我爱你，如果我被烧死，那就这样吧。我的眼泪和燃烧给你快乐。对圣洁的人来说，你的脸是光，看到你的脸是我的光。像有心的人一样，我只有在靠近你的时候才能看到我的光。你是世界的目的;没有你，什么都不是。这首诗引用了飞蛾和火焰的故事，这是一个苏菲寓言，其中飞蛾（信徒）被心爱的人（上帝）的光所吸引。根据苏菲派的说法，这可以理解为一种精神隐喻，其中飞蛾代表人类的灵魂，热情地被神圣的光所吸引，渴望与上帝团聚。
介绍（英）	This distinctive tall, cylindrical shape is characteristic of a group of Safavid lamp stands which share a similar silhouette and ornamentation. Many are covered with lyrical and mystical verses by celebrated poets of the period, reflecting the important relationship between Persian poetry and the visual arts.The rhythmic, scrolling vegetal arabesques serve as a background for the interspersed inscriptions in Persian nasta’liq script, which contain lines from the poem "The Moth and The Candle" by Sa’di: "I remember a glance of your eye. I have heard that the moth said to the candle: I love you and if I shall be burned, so be it. My tears and burning give you pleasure. To holy men thy face is light and seeing thy face is my light. Like men of heart I see my light only when near thee. Thou art the aim of the world; without thee it is nothing." This poem references the story of the moth and the flame, a sufi allegory in which the moth (the believer) is spellbound by the light of the beloved (God). According to the sufis, this may be understood as a spiritual metaphor in which the moth represents the human soul, drawn passionately to the divine light, longing to be reunited with God.