螭

东汉时期的蟠螭玉环

螭首

石碑碑首的螭首
螭的特點是嘴大肚長,身體內能容纳非常巨量的水,所以多作为中式建筑中的排水口装饰,称为“螭首散水”。在明朝之前,在玉珮、石碑、匾額週邊、供香台的罩布、燭台的彫刻中也會描繪螭,和負屭、蚩吻有功能重複之處,但是在明朝之後專門用於排水口。
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