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銀張木製鞍
遼時代
1986年内蒙古自治区のチェリムモン盟陳国公主墓出土
木製
長さ56cm、幅41.2cm、高さ26～18.8cm 内モンゴル自治区文物考古研究所蔵 鞍はシダレ糸杉の本で製作された。鞍の外面には金銀箔が貼られている。金箔の部分には雲文と鳳凰文が飾られていたが、ほとんど剥落している。契丹族の鞍は細工が繊細で、材料も吟味されており、かつて定州の磁器、蜀の錦、端渓の硯と並んで天下一といわれていた

鍍金銀製鞍飾
遼時代
1986年内蒙古自治区のチェリムモン盟陳国公主墓出土
銀
前輪飾り：巾35cm、後輪飾り：巾51.8cm
内モンゴル自治区文物考古研究所蔵
鞍の前後に付ける装飾板で、花草文、良文が彫刻されている

Early Tang Dynasty (ca. 7th-8th century), China
This extraordinary seven piece set of repoussé gold saddle fittings is a great rarity made for the highest of royalty.
Rank privileges would allow the next level of nobility to have gold on silver fittings with slightly lesser nobility having solid silver and then gilt bronze or gilt copper fittings. These types of fittings have been found around the Xining area in Qinghai Province, although the gilt silver and gilt copper appear to have been found additionally in the adjacent provinces of Gansu and Xinjiang.
On this exceptional set, there are extensive depictions of zoomorphic forms amongst vine and floral motifs including two front facing guardian beasts. The front fork of the saddle was inlaid with turquoise eyes, one of which is replaced. An additional example of the esteem in which these artifacts were held is the use of gold nails to connect the gold to gold. Additionally, silver nails were used to connect the fittings to the wood frame.
These are among the earliest known gold saddle fittings ever found in China.