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2774 來源
A FINELY CARVED JADE ‘THREE 1999年以前購自台北雲中居
GUARDIANS’ SCABBARD SLIDE
此劍璏以高浮雕技法，雕劃四靈中之青龍、白虎、朱雀，生動活潑，雕
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8) 工細膩，為漢代玉雕之精品。山東巨野縣紅土山墓出土一件非常相似、
定年西漢早期的劍璏（圖一），雖只雕兩隻螭虎，但無論構圖、形態或
The slide is carved in high relief with three of the ‘Guardians of 細部均與本劍璏有異曲同工之妙，其中兩者紋飾尾巴上均以弧形凹槽表
Four Directions’- the Blue Dragon in the centre, with a bifurcated 達扭曲狀，及以陰刻線條表達身體肌理，應為同期作品。此例子著錄於
tail, confronted by the Red Bird and White Tiger. 1986年北京出版《中國美術全集 -9- 玉器》，圖版176號。亦可參考廣
3 √ in. (10 cm.) long, box 州南越王墓出土一組劍首、劍格及劍珌，上飾類似的高浮雕蟠螭，著
錄於1993年石家莊出版《中國玉器全集 -4- 秦‧漢-南北朝》，圖版
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000 78-82號。

PROVENANCE

Acquired from Chang Wei-Hwa & Company, Taipei, prior to
1999

The present scabbard slide, superbly carved in high relief depicting the
three ‘Guardians of Directions’, displays remarkable detail and exudes
great vigour, exemplifying the mastery of Han-dynasty jade carvers. A
very similar scabbard slide dating to early Han dynasty, though only with
two dragons, was excavated in Hongtushan, Shandong, illustrated in
Zhongguo meishu quanji -9- yuqi, Beijing, 1986, pl. 176 (fig. 1). On this
example, features similar to those of the present slide can be observed,
such as the grooves on the dragon’s tail and incised-line markings on
the bodies. Similar high-relief dragons can also be found on a set of
jade sword guard, pommel and chape excavated from the tomb of King
Nanyue in Guangzhou, illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji -4- Qin, Han
and Southern and Northern Dynasties, Shijiazhuang, 1993, pls. 78-82.

西漢 玉三靈紋劍璏 fig. 1
圖一

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