Description

一個小型的剔紅捧盒, 蓋頂的主圖是描寫秋收後農民把秸秆或未能及時脱粒的稻禾堆叠成禾垛, 在場上臨時存放着. 這捧盒上的圖案題材,可以在台北故宫藏的清代耕織圖上看到. 南宋最先繪有耕織圖, 向皇帝展示國民生產的細節. 自此,多個朝代都有類似的繪制, 在藝術欣賞之餘,也表示對農耕和桑織的重視.

在捧盒類型中這是較小的一種. 這些圓盒形狀上的設計, 需要用雙手捧着才舒適穩當, 恭恭敬敬的, 因此以為名.

This is a cinnabar round box. The illustration on the lid is a harvesting scene. It shows the farmers stacking up the mount of straw rack. This is one of the processes described in a popular scroll known as “Tilling and weaving”. The first of such work can be traced back to an artist during the Song Dynasty, being offered to the royal court. There after similar versions were drawn, as an indication of the care of the king towards the farming and industries in the country.

Besides being elegant, this round shape of box is design in the way that it must be held steady with two hands, no matter how small it is. It is a way of showing respect not only to the box, its contents, but more to family. This one belongs to the smaller type.

Circa Ching Dynasty 清代(1644-1912)
10.5cm high, 15.5cm diameter