Lotus Essence: The Scent Lingers Where Blossoms Dwell

【香韵三重绽】——以香摹写古莲开合的天象之秘

Triple Bloom of Fragrance——Capturing the Celestial Rhythm of Lotus Blooming in Scent

 

▌初绽·晓露叩蕊（清启篇）

First Bloom · Dawn Dew Kisses Bud (Awakening)

取未绽莲苞蒸馏原精，调和竹露与银针白毫冷香

Distilled from unopened lotus buds, blended with bamboo dew and Silver Needle white tea

——香气似千年古莲初遇天光时裂开种壳的第一缕呼吸

——The scent resembles the first breath of a millennium-old lotus seed cracking its shell to meet the light

带着水汽浸润的微涩清冷，如蕊夫人素手拨动香箸时坠落的冰弦余韵

With an aqueous crispness, like the lingering vibration when Madame Huarui’s jade hand plucked incense strings

 

▌盛放·霓裳舞莲（华章篇）

Full Bloom · Silken Skirts Dancing on Lotus (Opulence)

重现蜀宫秘方「九转芙蓉脂」：融荷花、栀子、白芍药三重香髓

Revives the Shu palace secret “Nine-Stepped Lotus Balm”: lotus, gardenia, and white peony essences

——香气如月下莲瓣逐层舒展，白花香气叠成旋舞的霓裳

——The fragrance unfolds like lotus petals under moonlight, white florals layering into swirling robes

暗藏一缕熟梅酵香，暗合蕊夫人「冰肌玉骨自清凉无汗」的宫词意境

Hints of fermented plum echo the poetic image of “jade bones and cool skin untouched by sweat” from her poems

 

▌结魄·香沉金钏（驻魂篇）

Soul Setting · Fragrance Sinks into Golden Bracelet (Lasting)

以沉水香、白琥珀为基，窨入古法炼制的莲房碳粉

Base of sinking agarwood and white amber, infused with ancient-style carbonized lotus receptacle

——香气沉凝如莲房托举千年的莲子，温厚中透出木质甘醇

——The scent settles like lotus seeds held for millennia in their pod, woody sweetness emerging from warmth

贴肤可续十二时辰，仿佛蕊夫人寝殿锦枕上残留的堕髻余香

Lasts twelve hours on skin, like the lingering hair fragrance on the royal pillow of Madame Huarui’s chamber

 

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【造型双生寓】

Dual Symbolism of Form

 

◇ 莲相三重天（时空轮回）

◇ Triple Lotus Form (Cycle of Rebirth)

采用未绽-半开-盛放三重莲相叠合造型

Three-layer design: bud, half-open, and full bloom lotus forms stacked

瓣缘錾刻蜀宫特有的龟背瑞纹，暗藏「莲生九孔」的养生玄机

Edges carved with Shu palace’s tortoise-shell patterns, hinting at the health mystery of “nine pores in lotus seeds”

花心嵌旋转金蕊，转动时可现蕊夫人亲书《宫词》篆印

Rotating golden stamens reveal Madame Huarui’s seal engraved with her “Palace Poetry” when turned

 

◇ 莲底隐舟记（渡世之筏）

◇ Hidden Boat Under Lotus (Ferry of Salvation)

背面浮雕「莲舟渡香图」：花托化作一叶扁舟载香典航行

Reverse side: “Lotus Boat Carrying Incense” relief—the receptacle becomes a boat carrying incense texts

舟底阴刻「天府香乘」四字秘文与古莲基因组序列密码

Secret inscriptions “Tianfu Incense Canon” and ancient lotus genome sequence hidden underneath

取「一花一世界」的禅机，融合佛家莲喻与蜀宫香事

Embodies the Zen concept “a flower contains a world”, blending Buddhist lotus symbolism with Shu incense culture

 

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【使用情境】

Usage Scenarios

 

1. 禅修伴香：悬挂于念珠或经帙流苏，诵经时香随珠转
2. Zen practice: Hang on prayer beads or scripture tassels, scent swirling with chanting
3. 文房清供：置于砚侧镇纸旁，防蠹增雅且助诗兴
4. Scholar’s study: Place near inkstones and paperweights, repelling insects while inspiring poetry
5. 闺阁传承：附赠古法莲香制作图谱及香牌专用锦囊
6. Heirloom gift: Includes ancient lotus incense recipes and a brocade pouch
7. 礼赠方家：香牌底座可拆解为莲香篆拓工具
8. For connoisseurs: The base can be disassembled into lotus-shaped incense stamping tools

 

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【匠心注】

Artisan’s Notes

 

按北宋《清异录》记载复原蕊夫人「水殿藏香」技法

Revives Madame Huarui’s “Water Palace Incense Storage” technique recorded in Northern Song texts

采用「玉池浸香」古法：以荷花池泥封窨三年沉香为基

Uses “Jade Pond Immersion” method: agarwood sealed in lotus pond mud for three years

每片莲瓣经七次压制成型，瓣尖透光度仿照真实莲瓣

Each petal pressed seven times, with tips mimicking real lotus translucency

香牌密度1.05g/cm³，近似真实莲蓬手感

Density 1.05g/cm³ approximates the weight of actual lotus seedpods