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清 白玉留皮喜上眉梢壺 The teapot carved to the body in high relief to depict magpie in flight above plum blossom issuing from rockworks, the top cover carved with a magpie perching, Qing Dynasty period. Height: 5 3/4 in (14.5 cm) Length: 6 3/8 in (16.0 cm) Width: 3 2/8 in (8.0 cm) 茶壺以根枝作為壺柄,另琢梅花開於其側,數隻喜鵲盤旋其間,有宋代工筆花鳥之畫感。古人以喜鵲作為喜慶的象徵。《禽經》有言:'靈鵲兆喜' 。唐代《開元天寶遺事》亦記載:”時人之家,聞鵲聲皆以為喜兆,故為喜鵲報喜。” 可見早在唐宋時期既有此寓意,當時所制之銅鏡、織錦、書畫等,已有很多喜鵲的題材。而古人常以梅花諧音'眉 '字,畫喜鵲站於梅花枝梢,即組成了'喜上眉梢'的吉祥圖案,廣為流傳。