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- Dimension: Height: 1 3/4 in (4.2 cm) Length: 2 7/8 in (7.0 cm) Width: 1 2/8 in (3.0 cm)
- Estimate From: $1800
- Estimate To: $2800
Chinese. The translucent white stone skilfully worked in the form of a recumbent ram with its head turned backwards, finely rendered with a pair of striated curved horns, the haunches decorated with a yin-yang motif, with a fitted wood stand. Qing Dynasty period.
採用上等和田羊脂白玉,玉質潔白細膩,瑩潤光潔,油脂感十足,略帶黃色原籽皮色。臥羊造型寫實,作回首狀,雕刻精湛,打磨渾圓飽滿。四足跪臥,前足屈收,後足貼於體側,羊角粗壯有力,後卷彎曲,口銜靈芝,神情可愛活潑,身體壯碩有力,《說文解字》說:“羊,祥也,”“吉祥”常常通假寫作“吉羊”,漢瓦當中亦有“大吉羊”之字樣。加之古人認為“美”與“善”皆與羊相關,因此,以羊作裝飾多為寄託吉祥美好的願望。帶木座。
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