民國 粉晶雕獅子戲球擺件連硬木座

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英文品名：A REPUBLICAN-PERIOD ROSE QUARTZ CARVING OF A LION WITH A BROCADE BALL, ON A HARDWOOD STAND 尺寸：L:13cm;H:15cm 粉晶雕。獅子蹲伏，前肢踏繡球，回首側顧，鬃毛卷曲，張口露齒，神態威猛。石質呈淡粉色，半透明，溫瑩可愛，局部含棉絮紋理。下配硬木鏤空座。為民國時期象生瑞獸擺件。獅子戲繡球，俗諺「獅子滾繡球，好事從頭求」。漢代自西域入貢以來，獅子漸成宮門、宅門鎮守瑞獸；佛教以獅子為佛之座騎，獅子吼喻說法無畏。民間舞獅亦以繡球引獅，喻驅邪納吉。成對者一獅踏球，象徵掌寰宇，一獅撫幼獅，象徵子嗣綿延。粉晶色嬌，作小擺件，多置閨房或賀新婚，取陰柔祥瑞之意。 A rose quartz carving of a lion. The beast crouches, one front paw resting on a brocade ball, head turned, curls of mane defined, mouth open. The stone is of a pale pink tone, translucent and warm, with natural veining visible. It is fitted with a pierced hardwood stand. A Republican-period auspicious beast ornament. The lion with a brocade ball is the subject of the folk saying: the lion rolls the ball, good things are sought from the head. Lions entered China as tribute from the Western Regions in Han times and gradually became guardian beasts at palace and mansion gates; in Buddhism the lion is the Buddha's mount, and the lion's roar denotes fearless preaching. Folk lion dances are likewise led by a ball to drive out evil and welcome auspice. In a pair, the male paws a ball, overlooking the cosmos, and the female nurses a cub, the lineage. Rose quartz's soft pink made such small carvings suitable for a lady's chamber or a wedding gift, adding gentle auspice to the motif.

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