清 碧玉雕獅子擺件一對連硬木座

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英文品名：A PAIR OF QING SPINACH-GREEN JADE LIONS, ON HARDWOOD STANDS 尺寸：H:18cm 玉雕一對。兩獅分別蹲坐於方形玉座之上，座面雕刻垂葉紋。獅子捲鬃怒目，張口露齒，頸項佩鈴，一獅前肢踏繡球，一獅撫幼獅，雌雄成對。玉質呈深菠菜綠，局部帶黃褐色皮。下配硬木鏤空雕花座。為清代陳設瑞獸。成對瑞獅，古制陳設有定式：面對而立，左雄右雌。雄者踩繡球，象徵掌握寰宇、權力無邊；雌者撫幼獅，象徵子嗣綿延、母儀閨門。置於大門兩旁，源自古印度守門獅，經佛教藝術傳入中國。唐以前多置陵墓神道，宋元以後漸入宅門、衙門、廟宇。清代宮門、王府、大宅院門前皆設獅，玉製小者則陳於廳堂條案、書齋，取鎮宅之意。項圈懸鈴，傳謂可警驅邪。 A pair of spinach-green jade lions, each seated on a square jade base carved with hanging leaf patterns. The lions have curled manes, glaring eyes and open mouths, wearing collars with bells; one rests a paw on a brocade ball and the other on a cub. The jade is of a deep spinach green, with patches of russet skin. Each is fitted with a pierced hardwood stand. Paired guardian lions follow a fixed arrangement: facing each other, male on the left, female on the right. The male paws a brocade ball, overlordship of the realm, the female a cub, continuity of the lineage. Placed flanking a gate, the motif descends from ancient Indian guardian lions transmitted through Buddhist art; before the Tang they stood along spirit roads of tombs, and from the Song-Yuan they moved to the gates of mansions, yamen and temples. In the Qing, palace and princely gates had large bronze or stone lions; small jade pairs like this were placed on hall tables or in studios to guard the home. The bells at the collar were believed to warn off evil.

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