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Jade was a popular medium for fittings used for the embellishment 此組「金華堂」舊藏玉劍飾器,「劍首」呈圓餅形,外環為略呈不規
of metal swords owned by noblemen during the Han dynasty. 則排列突起的乳丁紋,中央則為狀如漩渦般旋轉的勾連雲紋,於雲
It is extremely rare to find a complete set of jade sword fittings 氣流轉中心刻一四角星形紋飾,頗具道家鴻濛之意。「劍格」器身中
comprising all four elements: the pommel, slide, chape and guard. 部凸出一脊如鼻樑,向兩邊伸展出濃眉、圓眼、張鼻的獸面紋,獸面
A number of jade sword fittings were found in the tomb of the 兩旁則飾以對稱的勾連雲紋及捲雲紋。長條形的「劍璏」,取一端
Nanyue King in Guangzhou, illustrated in Jades from the Tomb of 飾一獸面紋,眉、眼、鼻皆十分具象,中央一直線貫穿器身,向左右
the King of Nanyue, Hong Kong, 1991, pls. 68-92. 兩旁以規整的捲雲紋、勾連雲紋延展出獸身及獸尾。此組劍飾器之
「劍珌」長達9公分,碩大尺寸在同類器形中極為鮮見,由此可窺見
持劍主人之高貴身分;全器呈長梯形,中腰略收,中間凸起,兩側漸
薄,截面呈橢圓形;器身四周以細線框出外沿,框內雕琢一獸面紋,
眉、眼、足、尾細膩清晰,以滿佈器身之勾連雲紋、捲雲紋體現出恢
弘大器的氣象。
廣州南越王墓出土不少珍貴的玉劍飾,可資比較,見《南越王墓玉
器》,香港,1991年,圖版68至92號。
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