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A VERY RARE COMPLETE SET OF FOUR
JADE SWORD FITTINGS
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
This very rare set comprises four jade fittings used to adorn a metal
sword, including a sword pommel, a sword slide, a chape and a
sword guard.
Sword slide: 3æ in. (9.5 cm.) long, box (4)

HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-77,000
P R O V E N AN C E
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1991

Jade was a popular medium for fittings used for the embellishment
of metal swords owned by noblemen during the Han dynasty.
It is extremely rare to find a complete set of jade sword fittings
comprising all four elements: the pommel, slide, chape and guard.
A number of jade sword fittings were found in the tomb of the
Nanyue King in Guangzhou, illustrated in Jades from the Tomb of
the King of Nanyue, Hong Kong, 1991, pls. 68-92.

西漢 玉劍飾器壹組四件

來源
藍田山房舊藏，1991年購於香港

此組「藍田山房」舊藏玉劍飾器，「劍首」呈圓餅形，外環刻滿齊整
之雙頭雲紋，中央雕一「方華紋」（或稱「方花紋」），這種花紋是戰
國秦漢流行的四瓣花紋，每個花瓣作「一尖兩彎」狀，以四瓣作為標
誌四方之意，這種相類的紋飾常見於戰國到漢代的銅器、漆器、畫
像石、瓦當上，於玉器上則較為罕見。「劍格」器身中部凸出一脊如
鼻樑，向兩邊伸展出濃眉、杏眼、張鼻的獸面紋，獸面兩旁則飾以對
稱的勾連雲紋。長條形的「劍璏」，取一端飾一獸面紋，眉、眼十分
具象，兩組不同之勾連雲紋交錯，輔以菱形網格紋連接，示意出獸
背、獸足及獸尾。「劍珌」呈梯形，中腰略收，全器雕一對鳳鳥，兩鳳
首分別於器身下端兩邊回首互望，鳳足穩站於下沿，鳳身、鳳尾則屈
曲向上方延展至上端，看似規整，實則靈動，此類紋樣巧思於同類
器形中極為少見。
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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