清 紫檀透雕雲蝠紋小櫃一對

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英文品名：A PAIR OF QING ZITAN CABINETS WITH OPENWORK CLOUD-AND-BAT DOORS 尺寸：L:36cm;W:24cm;H:42cm 紫檀木小櫃一對，對開門，門心板透雕雲蝠紋，蝙蝠翔於祥雲間。櫃頂起窄線，下設牙板，足作方材直腳。門上安銅拍頁、拉手與鎖鼻，邊角起線。木色紫瑩，紋理細密，包漿溫潤，為清代文房小櫃。紫檀為常綠亞熱帶喬木，木色紫潤，紋理細膩，質堅性密，入水即沉，是明清硬木家具之首。清代宮造紫檀家具多作方材直腳，線腳簡練。門心板透雕雲蝠，蝠諧福字，雲紋綿連，即「天賜福雲」「福運綿長」之意。小櫃置文房，盛筆筒、墨錠、印章、珍玩，成對者置書齋兩廂，對稱陳設。 A pair of small zitan cabinets with pair doors, each door panel pierced in openwork with bats soaring among auspicious clouds. The top has a narrow moulded edge, the aprons and square straight legs are unadorned, and bronze clasps, pulls and lock-plates are mounted. The wood is of a lustrous purple with fine grain and warm patina. Zitan is a subtropical evergreen with purple, close-grained, dense wood that sinks in water; it ranks first among hardwoods of the Ming and Qing. Imperial Qing zitan furniture uses square members and restrained mouldings. The pierced cloud-and-bat doors pun on fu, bat, fortune, amid continuous clouds, blessing unbroken luck. Such small cabinets stood in the studio holding brushes, ink, seals and curios; a pair flanked the study symmetrically.

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