小叶紫檀(学名:Pterocarpus santalinus), 为双子叶植物纲、蝶形花科、紫檀属乔木。密度大棕眼小是其显著的特点,且木性非常稳定,不易变形开裂。

Pterocarpus santalinus (scientific name: Pterocarpus santalinus) is a dicotyledonous tree of Pterocarpus family and pterocarpaceae. High density and small brown eyes are its remarkable characteristics, and the wood property is very stable and not easy to deform and crack.

小叶紫檀多产于热带、亚热带原始森林,以印度迈索尔邦地区、缅甸地区所出产的紫檀最优。

The red sandalwood is mainly produced in tropical and subtropical primitive forests, and the best of them are in the Mysore state and Myanmar areas.

小叶紫檀质地坚硬,盘玩后色泽从橘红色到紫黑色,变幻多样,纹理细密。

Lobular red sandalwood has a hard texture. After playing, its color changes from orange red to purple black, with fine texture.

紫檀有许多种类,紫檀生长速度缓慢,5年才一年轮,要800年以上才能成材,硬度为木材之首,系称“帝王之木”,非一般木材所能比。

There are many kinds of red sandalwood. The growth rate of red sandalwood is slow. It takes five years to grow a ring, and it takes more than 800 years to become wood. The hardness is the first of wood, which is called "the wood of the emperor", which is not comparable to ordinary wood.

藏品名称:清末小叶紫檀龙纹笔筒

Collection name: small leaf red sandalwood dragon pattern pen holder in the late Qing Dynasty

品相:美品

Product appearance: meipin

此件笔筒呈圆柱状,取上佳紫檀为质,整挖制作。笔筒外壁凸雕云龙纹,卷云密布,龙在卷云中若隐若现,矫健灵活,富于动感。笔筒全身施刻,刀法娴熟,奏刀流畅,深浅有序,富有立体感。木质坚密细腻,木纹自然,陈于书斋之用,实为一佳器也。

This pen holder is cylindrical and made of superior red sandalwood. The outer wall of the pen holder is embossed with cloud and dragon patterns, with cirrus clouds. The dragon is looming in the cirrus clouds, vigorous, flexible and dynamic. The whole body of the pen holder is carved, the knife technique is skilled, the playing of the knife is smooth, the depth is orderly, and full of three-dimensional feeling. The wood is firm and fine, and the wood grain is natural. It is used in the study. It is actually a good tool.

笔筒为文房重器,历来受到文人重视,笔筒形制尚多。宋代以来,龙开始被用以代表帝王至尊,成为皇权象征,臣下不得僭用,此笔筒以龙为题材是为官造器型。

The penholder is an important tool in the study, which has always been valued by scholars, and there are still many forms of penholder. Since the Song Dynasty, the Dragon began to be used to represent the supreme emperor and become a symbol of imperial power. Officials should not use it illegally. This pen container takes the dragon as the theme and is an official made tool.

紫檀是我国古代制作家具的一种名贵木材。其材质致密,氧化后色泽紫黑,木质坚实厚重。此笔筒选用紫檀特大号材料制作,雕工精纯,刀法圆润利落,整体意境之浩渺阔大更令人难忘,颇具趣味。陈设于书斋,平添雅趣,于用于赏,两者皆宜。

Sandalwood is a kind of valuable wood for furniture making in ancient China. Its material is compact, the color of oxidation is purple black, and the wood is solid and heavy. This pen barrel is made of sandalwood super large materials. The carving is pure, the knife method is round and sharp, and the overall artistic conception is more impressive and interesting. It is suitable for both to be set up in the study and to add elegance and interest to the study.

小叶紫檀被称为硬木之王十分名贵,早在乾隆时期就有记载,工部申请使用小叶紫檀,乾隆都不舍得使用,这是由于小叶紫檀很难成才,生长极慢一年才长三毫米,800年才成材,而且十檀九空,就是种了800年也很有可能是空心的,故而大料很难找,一般市面上都是手串较多,像这种大直径的笔筒,直径较大,面较大的紫檀十分罕见,再加上这龙纹盘绕,不仅十分雅致,而且十分耐赏。

Small leaf red sandalwood is known as the king of hardwood. It is very precious. It was recorded as early as the Qianlong period that the Ministry of industry applied for the use of small leaf red sandalwood, but Qianlong was not willing to use it. This is because small leaf red sandalwood is difficult to become a talent, grows very slowly, grows only 3mm a year, and becomes a timber in 800 years. Moreover, ten sandalwood and nine empty, even after 800 years, it is likely to be hollow, so it is difficult to find big materials, Generally, there are many hand strings on the market. For such a large-diameter pen holder, red sandalwood with large diameter and large surface is very rare. Coupled with the winding of dragon pattern, it is not only very elegant, but also very resistant to appreciation.

紫檀是一种财富的象征。紫檀工艺品的珍贵,须得精心赏玩呵护。常言道“紫檀养人,人养紫檀”。此件清末小叶紫檀龙纹笔筒,具有很高的投资与收藏价值,希望广大客户选购,后期不可估量!

Red sandalwood is a symbol of wealth. Red sandalwood crafts are precious and must be carefully appreciated. As the saying goes, "red sandalwood supports people, and people support red sandalwood". This small leaf red sandalwood dragon pattern pen holder in the late Qing Dynasty has high investment and collection value. I hope customers can buy it. It will be immeasurable in the later stage!