• Dimension: Height: 10 in (25.4 cm) Diameter: 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm)
• Estimate From: $1000
• Estimate To: $1200

Pierced and carved in relief with pair of sinuous chilong intertwined together in openwork, with zitan discs at both ends. Qing Dynasty period.

香筒是古人四藝之一，人文雅士的必備之物。若香筒內點燃檀香木，香菸從香筒的孔洞中冒出，營造出香菸燎饒、香氣宜人的神祕氣氛，讓人留戀難捨。此件香筒配紫檀木蓋、底鑲嵌，直筒身，取黃楊木製成，其色褐黃，包漿滋潤。採深浮雕兼透雕法，通景繪「螭龍紋」，螭龍表情生動，身姿舒展自如。整器用刀如筆，遒勁有力，雕刻工藝精湛，佈局巧妙，層次清晰，繁而不亂。