清 黃花梨官皮箱

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英文品名：A HUANGHUALI OFFICIAL'S TRAVELING CHEST 尺寸：L:33cm;W:28cm;H:38cm 黃花梨木製。箱作頂式，上設開蓋，下為對開門，門內設抽屜。通體鑲白銅飾件：面葉、合頁、拍子、鎖孔均為如意雲頭式，以白銅泡釘固定。木紋鬼面繚繞，色澤溫潤橙黃。底座壺門式牙板，矮足內翻。工藝簡潔大方，為明代以來官皮箱傳統形制，清代黃花梨傢俱。官皮箱並非官署公文箱，而為舊時官員出行、仕女梳妝所用之小型藏物箱。上開蓋下對門，內設抽屜數層，貯首飾、印章、文玩、藥品，便於騎馬乘舟隨身攜帶。明代以來黃花梨、紫檀為大宗，箱面鑲白銅面葉、合頁、鎖件，既加固又裝飾。此項式樣自明延續至清，為硬木傢俱中最為普及的旅行藏物具。 A huanghuali wood official's traveling chest, with a hinged top and a pair of paneled doors above the base, concealing drawers within. It is fitted throughout with polished brass mounts, front plate, hinges and lock plates in ruyi-cloud shapes, secured by brass studs. The wood shows swirling warm golden-brown grain over a mellow patina. The base has a ruyi-cut apron and inward-turned feet, following the traditional Ming-Qing official's chest form. The official's chest was not a document case but a small travelling storage box used by officials on journeys and by ladies for dressing-table items. The hinged top and pair of doors conceal several internal drawers for jewels, seals, small curios and medicines, portable on horseback or boat. From the Ming onward huanghuali and zitan were the preferred woods, fitted with brass plates, hinges and locks that both reinforced and decorated the case. The form ran unchanged from Ming through Qing.

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