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2. 劍格： 裝飾趣味極為鮮明，在器身中部逐漸凸起一脊如鼻
樑，俯視如菱形狀，具有立體感，中間穿孔有長方、
橢圓、菱形狀等。裝飾方面亦頗多元，有的一面飾
獸面紋，一面飾捲雲紋，有的一面浮雕一螭，另一
面飾幾何紋，有的兩面均飾相同的紋飾，或整體光
素無紋。
3. 劍璏 ： 造型一般為長條形，器體較戰國時期逐漸加寬增長，
裝飾手法也日益豐富，在平面上常琢滿各類規整細
緻的穀紋、雲紋、蒲紋等幾何形圖案，也有在一端
裝飾一獸面紋，甚至在整個平面上陰刻、浮雕、透
雕等技法呈現出一或二只蟠螭紋。

4. 劍珌： 造型上，俯視兩端均呈橄欖形，與劍鞘末接觸的一
端多有穿孔，有的只有一個圓穿，有的在一條直線
上並列三個小孔，中間一孔略大且垂直，兩側的小
孔斜透，使之三孔相通。正視則呈梯形，中腰略收，
面上飾有各式圖案花紋，早期多為獸面紋和捲雲紋，
中晚期則常採用浮雕和透雕蟠螭及龍、鳳鳥等；有
時根據玉料本身，呈現出不規則的長方形、梯形，
隨物而琢，極富變化。

The four sword fittings of Han Dynasty have the following 3. Sword slide: mostly of rectangular shape, wider and longer than
characteristics: the Warring States examples, and richer in decorative techniques. It
is often completely covered in fine grain, cloud or rush-mat patterns,
1. Sword pommels: mostly in disc shape, the underside either plain sometimes with an added animal mask on one end; sometimes they
or decorated with incised silkworm pattern or cloud scrolls, and are carved with one or two chilong in either incised, shallow relief
pierced with attachment hole and carved with a groove; the or pierced high relief decoration.
main side often carved with high-relief chilong, breaking with the
traditional geometric pattern often seen on Warring States examples; 4. Sword chape: of olive-nut-shaped cross section, normally with
they are often larger than the Warring States examples, since the attachment holes on the side joining the sheath, some with a single
iron swords popular in the Han Dynasty are larger and longer than circular perforation, others with three holes in a line – the central
the bronze swords of the Warring States period. larger one drilled perpendicularly, while the two smaller on the
sides drilled diagonally to connect with the central hole. The
2. Sword guards: very distinctively decorated with a ridge in the centre straight view is normally trapezoidal in form with slightly curved
making a rhombus-shaped cross section; the central aperture can be sides, and decorated with various patterns – animal masks and cloud
of rectangular, oval or rhombus shape; the decorations vary, scrolls in the early period, and relief carving of chilong, dragons or
sometimes with an animal mask on one side and cloud scrolls on the phoenixes etc. in the late period. The form might vary according to
other; sometimes chilong in relief on one side and geometric pattern the jade material.
on the other; sometimes both sides are carved with the same
decoration, but can also be completely plain.

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