漢玉鴛鴦, L.14cm。唐-盧照鄰《長安古意》詩云”.. 得成比目何辭死,願作鴛鴦不羨仙。 比目鴛鴦真可羨,雙去雙來君不見?..” 本器青玉雕琢,頭部正面朝上,打開了一個開口。翅膀優雅地捲曲。背部突出。整個身體的羽毛仔細排列, 其設計風格與光武禦製銘文之東漢玉硯滴上之羽毛完全一樣, 由此可以判斷這是東漢時期之玉器。荷蘭的木鞋設計有可能受到這種西漢鴛鴦的尾巴的啟發。
Eastern Han Dynasty, Jade Mandarin Ducks Pair, L.14cms漢玉駌鴦, 長14公分Carved with Hetain jade, these two jade mandarin ducks look similar. The head is facing upright with an opening in the beat. The wings are gracefully curled. The back is protruding. The feathers of the whole body are carefully arranged with the same style as the Emperor Kwan-Wu of Eastern Han Dynasty Mutton Fat White Jade Water 
Container. Is it possible that the Netherlands clog design has been inspired by the tail of this Western Han jade mandarin duck whose shape may be derived from Hongshan Culture jade knife?(See lower right image from Etsy.com ) Antiquity evidences are cleaving vein and calcification.
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