東漢黃玉舞女谷紋璧。Eastern Han Dynasty Jade Bi. D.55.5cm

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本器和田黃玉雙面對稱雕琢,形制為鏤空玉璧, 玉璧分為三區:由內而外言之:最內區為鏤空雙舞女,身著右頜服裝手舞足蹈,大腿外露;中間區為谷紋淺浮雕,谷粒圓滑飽滿;最外區飾多種融合中西文化紋飾淺浮雕:伏羲女媧下身交錯紋,舞女托璧紋,雙鳳起舞紋,武士馴馬紋,仙人騎獸紋,武士格鬥紋及武士駕車紋。多處紋飾邊緣可見以管鑽進行游絲毛雕為之的痕跡; 線條細膩婉轉, 紋飾佈置疏密有緻. 本器古玉跡象有鈣化, 擴散暈沁色,冰裂紋及差異風化等。(台灣頤和園博物館藏品, 陳明杰鑑賞並撰文). Carved with yellow tone jade, the object is a bi disk. Motifs is symmetrical on both sides. The design of the motifs is divided into three sections: The most inner section is decorated with two dancing ladies who were surprisingly wore short pants as in modern hot dancing. The middle section is decorated with low relief crops which is bosom and smoothly polished. The outer most section is decorated with  Fuxi and Newa in snake like lower body interlocked , holding bi dancing lady,  warrior taming horse, warriors fighting with sword, warrior driving wagon. The design of the motifs are in great detail with elegant lines. Antiquity evidences are calcification,  diffusive markings, cleaving veins and differential weathering. (Peace Garden Collection, Script by Prof. Chen)

 

<易經>君子安而不忘危, 存而不忘亡, 治而不忘亂.<The Text of Yi King>Therefore, the superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come, when in state od security, he does not forget the possibility of ruin.