清初 黃花梨騾馬鞍

modelled with the front and back curved like two rounded peaks, with two wide flat straps placed in between with its ends attached to the shafts of the carriage, the centre of the front arch carved with a Buddhist lion with the front paw grasping a brocade ball, the protruding flanges of the straps with two huangtong rings for the reins, the reverse of the arch with a small huangtong ring, each of the arched bridges pierced with an opening near the lower part of the centre

伍嘉恩，《楮檀室夢旅：攻玉山房藏明式黃花梨家具》，香港中文大學文物館，香港，1991年，頁154-155
《中國文物收藏》，亞洲文明博物館，新加坡，1997-99年
《嘉木堂呈獻葉承耀醫生藏明式家具珍品》，當代藝術中心 ，倫敦，1999年

王世襄 ，《明式家具研究》，北京，2008年，頁405

The saddle has been preserved in good condition with just minor bruising, small losses to the edges, and minor areas of consolidation, especially to the underside (shallow sections of approx 4 cm and 3 cm). Other general surface wear and scratching.
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此種硬木騾馬鞍是清代轎子上的用具。此種鞍具北京俗稱「鞍橋」，因形如一座拱橋而得名。

鞍橋前後高，有如兩峰。中凹處搭一根寬而扁的帶子，兩端和車轅相連。鞍橋前峰正中浮雕獅紋，一前爪下踏圓球，生動有趣。前峰之外有兩個銅環，為穿繮繩而設。鞍橋前後峰正中靠下部各鑿一透孔，後峰孔上安小銅環。此騾馬鞍的銅件皆為黃銅製。