國立故宮博物院 National Palace Museum 新增了 1 張相片。2018年1月29日上午8:09 · 【清 乾隆 右旋白螺】#院藏法器 （目前未展出）
【Right-turning white conch shell】Not on display
Qianlong reign (1735-1795), dynasty
近日又開始陰冷的天氣，各位朋友要注意保暖才好。
小編想起一件先前曾在 貴貴琳瑯游牧人：院藏清代蒙回藏文物特展… 更多 中展出過的【右旋白螺】，從盒內題記的內容來看，這件白螺曾經在乾隆與嘉慶年間，伴隨當時的事件（平定林爽文、蔡牽事件）帶赴臺灣，護佑清官員渡海時能夠風平浪靜。
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白螺在印度被視為聖貝，代表佛陀教化的廣大悠揚、綿長久遠、度化眾生、清淨解脫。在藏傳佛教中則常用來吹奏法樂之用，或作為盛裝甘露的容器。
海螺以色澤潔白、光滑細緻，且螺紋生長方向為由左至右的右旋白螺最為罕見。這件白螺表面瑩白光潤，細膩潔淨，螺口包金並鑲嵌珍珠，螺面刻有「…乾隆甲寅（59年，1794）御贊」彌足珍貴。
The white conch shell, seen as a sacred emblem in India, represents the ubiquity and eternity of the Buddha’s teaching, which saves all sentient beings from suffering. In Tibetan Buddhism, the white conch shell is often used as a musical instrument or as a libation vessel.
Of all the conch shell, the smooth, white conch with a right-turning spiral. This white conch shell has a smooth white surface, and its spout is encased in gold and inlaid with pearls. The surface of the conch is engraved with the inscription saying that it was appraised by the Qianlong emperor in the Jiayin year (the 59th year of his reign, 1794).