雕橄欖核舟——清 陳祖章 硬币大小 刻有蘇軾的《後赤壁賦》全文 Olive Pit in the Form of a Boat
「舟尾橫臥一楫。楫左右舟子各一人。居右者椎髻仰面，左手倚一衡木，右手攀右趾，若嘯呼狀….」這是以前國文課本的〈王叔遠核舟記〉。
核雕是非常精密又鬼斧神工的藝術表現技巧，故宮院藏的【陳祖章雕橄欖核舟】更是巧奪天工、不能不看！
這件雕橄欖核舟出自乾隆初年造辦處的著名牙匠 陳祖章 之手，以 橄欖核 雕製蓬船、竹編蓬頂…，蓬頂的船艙兩側有可以開闔的推窗（這個「小窗」真的可以開，小編曾看研究員打開過）；船上刻有船夫、童僕及船客共 8 人（但也有人說10人），陳祖章藉由微小核舟中的人物情態、空間配置呈現月夜泛舟的意象，著實令人讚嘆啊～
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華夏藝術中的自然觀－唐獎故宮文物選萃特展
【清 乾隆二年 陳祖章雕橄欖核舟】(北部院區)
Viewing Nature in Chinese Art: A Special Exhibit of Select Artifacts from the Museum Collection to Celebrate the 2016 Tang Prize
【Carved olive pit in the form of a boat】(Northern Branch)
Chen Zuzhang (fl. 18th century), Qing dynasty
Height: 1.6 cm, length: 1.4 cm, width: 3.4 cm
展期(Dates)：2016/09/22~2016/12/22
文物賞析：
此件為乾隆初年造辦處著名牙匠陳祖章，作於乾隆二年（1737）。以橄欖核雕製蓬船，竹編蓬頂的船艙兩側，有可開闔的推窗，船上有船夫、童僕及船客共八人，船底以行書刻蘇軾〈後赤壁賦〉全文，並陳祖章刻款。將千古傳誦的文學名著，藉由微小核舟中的人物情態、空間配置與細節刻劃點出月夜泛舟的意象。在觀者偋息拉開小窗，彷彿與倚窗而坐的蘇軾，同游赤壁，在月色中感受「縱一葦之所如，凌萬頃之茫然。」的快意。
This piece is by Chen Zuzhang, a famous ivory carver in the imperial workshops during the early Qialong reign (1736-1795), and dated to the equivalent of 1737. Here, Chen has transformed a humble olive pit into a magnificently detailed miniature roofed boat in the round with woven bamboo awnings and doors that can be opened. On the boat are a total of eight boatman, attendant, and passenger figures. Engraved on the underside is the entire text for Su Shi's "Latter Ode on the Red Cliff" in running script with Chen Zuzhang's signature. Su's masterpiece has been translated by the artisan into a tiny olive-pit boat with figures, the spatial arrangement and delicate details all evoking the imagery of this moonlit boat trip almost a millennium ago.
The rendering here is so captivating that one could almost miniaturize oneself, open the door, sit down next to Su Shi by the window, and travel with him to the Red Cliff. In the moonlight, one can also imagine Su's famous lines: "We take a skiff floating like a leaf. It traverses the great vastness of the universe."
この彫刻は造辦処の著名な牙匠陳祖章が乾隆2年（1737）に製作した作品である。橄欖（オリーブ）の種が蓬船の形に