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Lot 6861
WHITE JADE CARVED ‘MYTHICAL LIONS’ FIGURE
白玉雕太獅少獅把件
The white jade carvings depicts a larger mythical lion playing with a young
cub, intricately carved with details such as hair, muscle, and expression, the
jade is of celadon white color tone with slight translucency, set on wooden
stand.
太獅少獅把件，以白玉為材圓雕而成。玉質細膩，潔白無瑕疵；大獅呈臥姿，雙
耳，圓眼，如意形高隆鼻，方吻，嘴邊起線腳，口銜綾帶，身體渾圓，四肢健碩，
尾部分綹上翹，前蹄撫按小獅，小獅作依偎狀，亦口銜綬帶，懷抱繡球而戲。《北
堂書抄》引許慎《五經異義》曰：“天子立三公曰太師、太傅、太保……，又立三
少以為之副，曰少師、少傅、少保為三孤。”故舊俗以大小獅寓太師少師。此對太
師少師把件，玉質上佳，拋光仔細，刀工洗練，神態刻畫惟妙惟肖，且寓意極好，
可隨手把玩，亦可書房擺飾，獨具意趣。
Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm)
Width: 6 in (15.2 cm)
$18,000 - $22,000
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