清 紫檀木竹節紋蓋盒“古柏堂”款

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英文品名：A ZITAN COVERED BOX CARVED IN IMITATION OF BAMBOO JOINTS, INSCRIBED WITH GU BAI TANG, QING DYNASTY 尺寸：D:16cm;H:9.5cm 此蓋盒為紫檀木整製，作圓筒形，通體仿竹節造型：蓋面圓鈕作竹節橋形，器身滿刻豎向竹稜紋，間綴細竹葉小枝。木質深沉緻密，色澤紫潤。盒蓋與盒身扣合嚴密，手感沉穩。器底陰刻「古柏堂」「壬辰年」款並鈐印。為清代文房盛印泥或小型文玩之雅具。印泥盒為文房必備之具。凡鈐印必先以印面沾硃（或硃砂、或朱膘），印泥須藏於瓷、玉、銅或木盒中，以防乾結、防塵。紫檀木質密緻不裂、不吸油，最宜貯印泥；竹節之製，取「竹報平安」「節節高昇」之意，亦文人以竹自況高節之寄。清代印泥盒大小不一，直徑三、四寸者最常見，蓋面必有鈕以便啟闔。 This cylindrical zitan covered box is carved in imitation of bamboo joints: the lid finial takes the form of a bamboo bridge handle, while the body is moulded with vertical bamboo-stalk ridges and sprigged with delicate bamboo leaves. The dense dark wood has a rich purple-brown patina. The base is incised with the studio name 'Gu Bai Tang' and a date, with seals. The lid fits snugly, making it an elegant scholar's desk container. Seal-paste boxes were essential on the scholar's desk. Before impressing a seal, the face was dipped in cinnabar paste, which had to be kept in a porcelain, jade, bronze or wood box to prevent drying and dust. Zitan is dense, stable and does not absorb oil, making it ideal; the bamboo-joint form alludes to bamboo brings peace and rising at every joint, a literati symbol of integrity. Qing paste boxes were commonly ten to twelve centimetres across, always with a lid knop for lifting.

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