犀角,，名列世界上最有名氣的牙角料之首,，遠(yuǎn)比象牙更為珍奇,。中國古代文明中將它與夜光璧和明月珠相齊名等尊,。對犀角的利用和記載,，早在殷商時期的甲骨文中就有獵犀獲犀的記載,。從商周時期始,，人們就曾“以兕(雌犀)角為觚”，說明古人很早就知道酒性燥熱,，犀角性寒,、涼，對人有涼血,、解毒,、鎮(zhèn)驚、滋補(bǔ)的作用,，因而就利用犀角制成器皿飲酒,，以祛病延年。秦漢時期的《漢書》記載：南越王趙佗獻(xiàn)文帝犀角十,?！稇?zhàn)國策》稱楚王“使車百乘，獻(xiàn)雞駭之犀,、夜光璧于秦王?！笨梢娤窃趦汕Ф嗄昵凹仁峭鹾铋g的禮品和貢品,。

Rhinoceros horn, one of the most famous horn materials in the world, is much more rare than ivory. In ancient Chinese civilization, it is as famous as luminous Bi and moon pearl. The use and record of rhinoceros horn can be traced back to the oracle bone inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty. Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people used to use the horn of the female rhinoceros as the Gu, which shows that the ancients knew that the wine was hot and dry, and the rhinoceros horn was cold and cool. It could cool blood, detoxify, calm people and nourish people. Therefore, they used rhinoceros horn to make utensils for drinking to cure diseases and prolong life. According to the book of Han in the Qin and Han Dynasties, Zhao Tuo, king of Nanyue, presented ten rhinoceros horns to Emperor Wen. 'Warring States strategy' said that the king of Chu 'make a hundred chariots, offer the rhinoceros of chicken fright, night light Bi to the king of Qin.' It can be seen that rhinoceros horn was a gift and tribute to princes more than 2000 years ago.

犀角制品，多為明清及以后器具,。從明代以來,，到清乾隆，是犀角杯迅速發(fā)展的興盛時期,，能工巧匠輩出,，其中著名的犀角雕刻大師輩出，他們雕刻的犀角杯設(shè)計奇巧,，工細(xì)絕倫,，各自運(yùn)用了深,、淺浮雕、鏤空雕及線刻等技法,，在小小的一件犀角表面,，甚至內(nèi)壁上，疏密有致地雕琢出山水,、松石,、人物等紋飾，意境幽遠(yuǎn),，是當(dāng)時世人追捧的藝術(shù)珍品,。據(jù)稱乾隆皇帝厭倦了精雕細(xì)琢、紋飾繁縟的玉器,，而對古色古香的犀角杯特別偏愛,，情有獨鐘，更是助推了犀角雕藝術(shù)向個性化方向發(fā)展,。

Rhinoceros horn products are mostly utensils of Ming and Qing Dynasties and later. From the Ming Dynasty to the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, rhinoceros horn cup developed rapidly. There were many skilled craftsmen, including famous rhinoceros horn sculptors. Their designs were exquisite and exquisite. They used deep, shallow relief, hollow carving and line carving techniques to carve the surface and even the inner wall of a small rhinoceros horn to carve landscape, pine stone, pine stone, stone, stone, stone, etc Figures and other decorative patterns, artistic conception is far away, is the art treasures pursued by the world at that time. It is said that Emperor Qianlong was tired of the elaborate and intricate jade, and preferred the antique rhinoceros horn cup, which promoted the development of rhinoceros horn carving art to personalized direction.

犀角是非常有名的牙角料之一,。人們常說的“竹木牙角”四大雕器中的“角”，主要是指犀角,。在中國古代,，犀角就已十分珍貴，多為國家之間進(jìn)貢禮物,?！稘h書》 中記載：“南越王趙陀獻(xiàn)文帝犀角十?！毕５姆N種妙用使其遭遇到空前瘋狂的捕殺,，至秦漢時期犀牛已成稀獸，而唐代之后犀牛更是僅存于華南小部分區(qū)域,，到了宋朝人們除了看重犀角的藥用價值之外,，更將其由實用品轉(zhuǎn)為工藝品，文人雅士開始在犀角酒杯,、盞,、觚上雕刻，以顯示文筆和畫工,，但受到材料稀缺的限制,，當(dāng)時的犀角雕也是非常稀少。到了明清兩朝,，海運(yùn)進(jìn)一步發(fā)展,，使得非洲犀角大量進(jìn)口到中國。一時間宮廷豪門、文人雅士競相搜求來雕刻制作,，將犀角雕刻藝術(shù)推向頂峰,。

Rhinoceros horn is one of the most famous dental materials. It is often said that the 'horn' of the four carving tools of 'bamboo wood tooth horn' mainly refers to the rhinoceros horn. In ancient China, rhinoceros horn has been very precious, most of which are tribute gifts between countries. 'Hanshu' records: 'Nanyue King Zhao Tuo offered ten rhinoceros to Emperor Wen.' Rhinoceros has been a rare animal in the Qin and Han Dynasties, but it only existed in a small part of South China after the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, people not only paid attention to the medicinal value of rhinoceros horn, but also turned it from a practical product to a handicraft. Literati began to carve on rhinoceros horn wine cup, cup and Gu to show writing brush and painting skills Limited by the scarcity of materials, rhinoceros horn carving was also very rare at that time. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the further development of maritime transport made a large number of African rhinoceros horn imported into China. Once upon a time, royal families and literati competed for carving and production, pushing rhinoceros horn carving art to the peak.

精品推薦：該犀角杯口外撇，弧腹,，圈足外撇,，形如倒盔。外壁雕刻造型優(yōu)雅,，圖案生動逼真,，形象傳神，雕刻精美,，此器造型渾圓厚重,，圖案采用浮雕技法，技藝純熟,，為清代犀角雕刻藝術(shù)中的精品,。呈色棕黃，細(xì)潤瑩澤有柔和感,，為犀角上品,，此杯色澤美艷，紋理絲絲晶瑩剔透,，于燈光下更是金絲滿布,，但近年來，犀牛已被列為瀕危動物,，犀角良材稀缺,，佳工難覓，犀角酒杯尤顯珍貴,，此犀牛角杯保存的品相完好,，沁色自然美麗，包漿自然,，器型規(guī)整大氣簡約,，又不失皇家風(fēng)范，工藝精湛,，極富韻律感,，意韻無窮，用料極其奢華,，實乃精品。犀牛角存世量稀少,，藥用價值極高,，因而具有極高的經(jīng)濟(jì)價值和收藏價值！

Recommended products: the elephant shaped rhinoceros horn cup is curled out of the mouth, curved belly, curled feet, shaped like an inverted helmet. The sculpture on the outer wall is elegant in shape, vivid and vivid in design, vivid in image and exquisite in carving. The shape of this tool is round and thick, and the pattern adopts the relief technique. It is a masterpiece of rhinoceros horn carving art in Qing Dynasty. It is brown yellow, delicate and lustrous. It has a soft feeling. It is a top-grade rhinoceros horn. It has beautiful color, crystal texture, and golden thread under the light. However, in recent years, rhinoceros has been listed as an endangered animal. Good materials of rhinoceros horn are scarce and it is hard to find good work. The rhinoceros horn wine cup is particularly precious. The rhinoceros horn cup is well preserved, natural and beautiful in color, natural in coating, regular in shape and simple in shape About, but also does not lose the royal style, exquisite workmanship, very rich rhythm, meaning infinite, extremely luxurious materials, is a boutique. Rhinoceros horn is rare and has high medicinal value, so it has high economic value and collection value!