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- 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。
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