在人们常说的“竹木牙角”四大雕器中的“角”指的是犀角雕。在先秦时代犀角就已十分珍贵,相比象牙更为稀有,被称为“物之真”。在古代,犀角与夜光璧、明月珠相提并论。《战国策·楚策》曾载,楚王“遣使车百乘,献鸡骇之犀,夜光璧于秦王”。后来犀角更成为汉代道教文化的八宝之一。所以自古犀角就被视作是辟邪、稀罕的灵物,犀角艺术品更是受到世人的追捧而成为帝王将相、富商巨贾、文人雅士收藏的“奢侈品”。然而宋元以前的犀角雕刻极为罕见,如今流存于世的犀角雕器多为我国明清两代所制,为世界各国珍视,欧美及我国各大博物馆都有珍藏,同时亦为民间藏界垂涎。 In people often say “bamboo wood angle” “four carvings in the” corner “refers to the horn rhinoceros. In the pre-Qin era, the rhinoceros horn has been very precious, compared to ivory is more rare, known as ”real thing “. In ancient times, the rhinoceros horn and the luminous Bi, Ming moon beads compared. ”Warring States policy Chu policy“ has been contained, Chu Wang ”Enough to make a car ride, offering chicken terrible rhinoceros, luminous in the king of Qin “. Later, the rhinoceros horn became one of the eight treasures of the Taoist culture in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, since ancient times, the rhinoceros horn has been regarded as evil spirits and rare spiritual objects. The rhino horn works of art are more sought after by the world and become the ”luxury" of the imperial masters, rich merchants and literati collectors. However, before the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the rhinoceros horn carving is extremely rare. Nowadays, the extinct rhinoceros horn carvings are mostly made by the Ming and Qing dynasties in our country and are cherished by all countries in the world. The museums in Europe, the United States and China have their own collections. At the same time, Coveted