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雅宜山齋藏珍
(Lots 1001 - 1070)
雅宜山齋藏珍
(Lots 1001 - 1070)
Lot 1006
A GOLD EARRING Shang Dynasty
Ending from 20 November 2025, 14:00 HKT
Online, Hong KongHK$15,000 - HK$30,000
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A GOLD EARRING
Shang Dynasty
7 cm high, 26.6 g
7 cm high, 26.6 g
Footnotes
商 金放射紋耳環
This repousse-decorated earring is modelled in C-shaped with a notch on one side. The hook is plain and finely polished, while the main body casted with radial pattern. A small circular aperture is drilled at the bottom for hanging other ornaments.
During the Shang Dynasty, earrings were primarily made of bronze and were worn by the nobility. Some were gilded or inlaid with turquoise. Gold earrings are extremely rare, yet this simple piece carries profound religious connotations and symbolizes power. Its craftsmanship and decorative features are consistent with those of contemporary bronze ritual vessels, vividly embodying the Shang social concept of 'embodying ritual within the vessel'. It is also important for studying the development of craftsmanship and aesthetic during the Shang dynasty.
此耳環採用純金一體捶揲而成，整體呈「C」形環狀結構，環體一側設有缺口。耳鉤部分光素無紋，打磨精細；主體飾部通過鑄造工藝呈現放射狀紋飾，下部鑽有穿孔，可用於懸掛其他裝飾物件。
在商代，耳環材質以青銅為主，多為貴族階層所佩戴，部分器表施以鎏金工藝或鑲嵌綠松石裝飾。黃金材質的耳環極為罕見，而本品形制簡約卻承載著深厚的宗教意涵與權力象徵。其製作工藝及紋飾特徵與同期青銅禮器一脈相承，生動體現了「藏禮於器」的商代社會觀念，是研究商代手工業技術發展與審美文化的重要實物資料。