Lot 117
A PALE GREEN JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' OPENWORK BELT-BUCKLE Jin/Yuan Dynasty
29 – 30 May 2022, 15:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceHK$180,000 - HK$250,000
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A PALE GREEN JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' OPENWORK BELT-BUCKLE
Jin/Yuan Dynasty
Expertly carved and pierced with a pair of one-horned mythical beasts or tianlu beneath a leafy tree, all amidst gnarled rockwork and auspicious lingzhi fungus, the stone of pale greyish-green tone. 7.6cm (3in) wide.
Expertly carved and pierced with a pair of one-horned mythical beasts or tianlu beneath a leafy tree, all amidst gnarled rockwork and auspicious lingzhi fungus, the stone of pale greyish-green tone. 7.6cm (3in) wide.
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金/元 青白玉天祿辟邪帶釦
It is rare to see a jade belt-buckle carved with tianlu and bixie, the male and female pixiu together on piece. Tianlu were said to be in charge of wealth and so went out into the world in search of gold and other treasures, while the female bixie guarded them once the treasure returned home. Displaying a tianlu therefore was meant to prevent wealth from flowing away.
玉色灰青，帶扣呈橢圓形，鏤空雕刻天鹿一對，其鬚髮、尾巴陰刻線條規整，身軀粗壯，細頸，身形如鹿，頭生單角，居於樹下，山石間靈芝長於天鹿兩旁。
同時雕有天祿與辟邪之帶釦十分少見。天鹿又稱「天祿」，是古代傳說中的瑞獸，一角者為天鹿，為雄性，兩角者則為辟邪，乃雌性。有說天鹿主財，會於世間尋金淘寶，加上「鹿」音同「祿」，寓意榮祿昌盛。配搭靈芝，更添如意長壽之美好寓意。
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