湖北钟祥明代梁庄王墓出土宝石的主要特征

Characters of Gemstones from Liangzhuang King’s Tomb in Ming Dynasty in Zhongxiang, Hubei Province

  • 摘要: 梁庄王是明仁宗第九子, 名朱瞻垍, 卒于1441年。其墓于2001年发掘时, 出土了5000多件金银珠宝玉器, 其中镶嵌的珠宝有18种, 约700多粒, 主要有红宝石、蓝宝石、祖母绿、金绿宝石猫眼、东陵石、珍珠、水晶和绿松石等, 各类宝石的品质参差不齐, 其中不乏高品质的珍品。几乎所有的宝石主要为弧面型, 具特殊光学效应的宝石的加工以及宝石的钻孔技术已达相当高的水平。从宝石品质和内含物特征看, 其中四大名宝的产地都不在国内, 可能为东南亚, 绿松石可能来自湖北, 珍珠也应是国产的。

     

    Abstract: Liangzhuang King, named Zhu Zhanji and died in 1441, was the ninth son of Renzong emperor in Ming dynasty. More than 5 000 pieces of gems and jewelry are found in his tomb in 2001. There are 700 pieces of mounted gems which can be grouped into 18 varieties, including ruby, sapphire, emerald, chrysoberyl cat's-eye, aventurine quartz, pearl, rock crystal and turquoise. These mounted gems are great different in quality, some are in high quality. All of the gems are cabochon; the manufacture technique is developed in terms of cat's-eye and the drill hole. The ruby, sapphire, emerald, chrysoberyl cat's-eye probably come from the southeastern Asian, and turquoise from Hubei Province, pearl from China according to their grades and the characters of inclusions.

     

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