清 青白玉帶皮圓雕瑞獸擺件

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英文品名：A QING GREENISH-WHITE JADE RECUMBENT BEAST WITH RUSSET SKIN 尺寸：L:12cm;H:9cm 青白玉圓雕瑞獸。獸作側首蹲立狀，頭生彎角，闊口張顎，前肢撐地，後肢半蹲，尾上捲。通體陰刻捲雲紋，頸、身、足皆見。玉色青灰，局部帶黃褐色皮，刀法古拙有力。貔貅辟邪自漢代以來即為流行的瑞獸題材，形制隨朝代而變：漢者挺胸挺立，明代者肥碩溫馴，清代者講求眉目威嚴、爪牙分明。傳說貔貅食財寶而不洩，故商賈喜供；又因能食鬼魅，宅門、書齋皆置。此件巧留玉皮，就褐黃皮色隨形取勢，與青灰玉肉相映，是帶皮玉雕巧用天然色皮之作。 A greenish-white jade recumbent beast. The creature turns its head, with curved horn, broad jaw open, forelegs planted and hind legs half-crouched, tail curling up. Incised cloud scrolls run over the neck, body and legs. The stone is greenish grey with russet-brown skin. The pixiu bixie has been a popular auspicious beast since the Han, its form changing with the dynasties: Han beasts stand boldly, Ming ones are plump and docile, Qing ones stress stern features and defined claws and fangs. Believed to devour riches and never release it, the creature was kept by merchants; it also eats demons, so it guarded homes and studies. Here the carver keeps the natural russet skin, letting its warm brown play against the greenish flesh — a refined use of the stone's natural skin.

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