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漢代筆記 vol.13 大都會博物館:漢代純金辟邪 - Met Museum, Han Dynasty Golden Chimera

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這件體積極小的辟邪動物形象,為公元一世紀漢代所製,通體以實心純金鑄成,體表設有一穿孔,顯示其原本應為懸掛之用,可能為單獨佩飾,亦或為串聯多件「金珠」之一部分。


此類裝飾品之設計靈感,極可能源自南亞及東南亞地區所出之動物形硬石珠飾——這類進口珠飾在中國多處漢代王室墓葬中均有發現,包括越南、泰國沿海地區的同時期遺址,乃至其原產地如今日的巴基斯坦北部與阿富汗地區,亦有相關出土紀錄,可見其流通之廣泛與地位之尊貴。


品名:辟邪(a);放大鏡(b)

時期:漢代(公元前206年-公元220年)

年代:公元1世紀(a);20世紀(b)

文化背景:中國

材質:黃金(a);玻璃、玳瑁外殼(b)

尺寸:辟邪(a):高 1 公分;長 1.5 公分放大鏡(b):直徑 4.8 公分;展開高度 9 公分

類別:小型雕塑

來源:瑪麗・斯蒂爾曼・哈克尼斯(Mary Stillman Harkness)女士捐贈

館藏編號:50.145.327a, b

典藏機構:美國大都會藝術博物館(The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)


展覽紀錄

  • 紐約|美中協會中國藝術館(China Institute in America):「六朝藝術展」,1975年10月29日至1976年2月1日

  • 紐約|美國自然歷史博物館(American Museum of Natural History):「黃金特展」,1979年11月13日至1980年4月18日

  • 美國佛蒙特州|米德爾伯里學院藝術博物館(Middlebury College Museum of Art):「失落的奢華:中國古代黃金」,2020年1月24日至4月19日



Miniature depictions of animals began to appear in the middle of the Han dynasty. The perforation in the body of this solid gold chimera suggests that it was worn as a pendant or perhaps as one of several “beads.” Such ornaments are likely to have been inspired by small animal-shaped hardstone beads that were imported from South and Southeast Asia. Hardstone beads have been discovered in Han royal tombs in many Chinese provinces. They have also been excavated from contemporary sites along the coast of Vietnam and Thailand as well as in source countries including northern Pakistan, and Afghanistan.


Chimera (Bixie) (a); magnifying glass (b)

1st century (a); 20th century (b)


Title: Chimera (Bixie) (a); magnifying glass (b)

Period: Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)

Date: 1st century (a); 20th century (b)

Culture: China

Medium: Gold (a); glass, tortoise shell case (b)

Dimensions: Chimera (a): H. 3/8 in. (1 cm); L. 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)Magnifying glass (b): Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); H. (open) 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950

Object Number: 50.145.327a, b



Provenance: Mary Stillman Harkness , New York (until d. 1950; bequeathed to MMA)


Exhibition History:


New York. China Institute in America. "The Art of the Six Dynasties," October 29, 1975–February 1, 1976.


New York. American Museum of Natural History. "It's Gold," November 13, 1979–April 18, 1980.


Middlebury College Museum of Art. "Lost Luxuries: Ancient Chinese Gold," January 24, 2020–April 19, 2020.



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