7 cm long, 7 cm wide and 1.5 cm high.
There is only one lid left, which is still very precious.
Inscription: "Enjoy the chapter, play the piano and write a book to eliminate worries." Hongyi iron pen "Cao Zhang font, handwriting room, painted with cinnabar.
Copper ink cartridge, mainly used for storing ink. Generally, cotton silk is stored in an ink box, or a small inkstone is stored on it, so the used ink will not volatilize quickly. When you start writing, you can save an epiphany. Now you find an inkstone to grind ink, and all your ideas are in vain.
In the field of antiquities, ink cartridges are marginal varieties of bronzes. On the one hand, ink cartridges are often shallow bronzes, on the other hand, they are often not as beautiful as cast bronzes, and they are often dark.
Of course, there are still some excellent copper ink cartridges snapped up.
Ink cartridges are generally divided into brass, white copper and red copper. The lid of the box is often engraved with poems, aphorisms, descriptions and slogans. In addition to carving with a knife, the pattern on the ink cartridge is also printed by etching. Around the 1950s, copper ink cartridges were still being manufactured and eventually replaced by pencils, pens and ballpoint pens.
Up to now, the academic circles have not solved the problem of the age of copper ink cartridges, which can be roughly divided into three schools: Ming, Jia Qingdao and Unclear.
The theory of Ming Dynasty is mainly based on 1983, a bronze ink box unearthed from the tomb of Zhen Wu, Duke of Nanjing Sea. Archaeological briefing records that a copper ink box was unearthed in the left niche, and a wooden box was added to the copper box. When it was unearthed, the dry cotton silk that absorbed the ink remained in the box.
In addition, a collector named Hu Guocun bought a wrong silver (or wrong copper) ink cartridge at Guangzhou Cultural Relics Headquarters 1999. This kind of ink box was named the work of Lu Zigang, a jade carving master in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. The inscription also explained that in Ming Dynasty, the bronze ink box was not called an ink box, but a "bronze book".
The theory of "Jia Qingdao" is mainly based on the textual research of Mr. Xie, the founder of "Yidege" ink in "On Mo Jueju: guyan doesn't matter". Ink cartridges are flexible because of inkstones. Block and inkstone, inkstone and box, box and juice. The changes from ancient times to modern times are also great. "
He finally concluded that "(ink cartridges) began in the early years of Daoguang." In addition, Mr. Xie also said: "The inscription on the cover is engraved in harmony. There were many shops and people in the early years of Tongzhi. " Mr. Xie makes ink, and the master who makes copper ink cartridges in Beijing Liulichang is a neighbor. His research carries a lot of weight.
Zhicheng Deng, the author of Antique Notes, said, "I'm not sure". He said in the article "Ink Cartridge": It is unknown when the ink cartridge was made.
Among them, people who hold the view of "Jia Qingdao" criticized that what was unearthed in Zhen Wu's tomb was not a copper ink box, but a "Dai Ying"-a small box for painting eyebrows and dyeing hair. It is arbitrary to say that there is no ink box in the Ming Dynasty if the word ink box can't be found in the ancient books of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, the owner of Zhen Wu's tomb is a man. What a scandal.
In short, the difference is quite big.
Personally, I prefer Ting Anne Tao Shuo, because indeed, the "bronze ink box" in Zhen Wu's tomb was unearthed in the niche on the left side of the tomb, with a bronze mirror, ear spoon and tweezers beside it. Besides, there is no other stationery except the "copper ink box" in his tomb. I'm afraid Lord Hai writes less and his hair is all white.
It's hard to say whether Lu Zigang's dress will arrive in the Ming Dynasty. There are no more objects and no records. There are many kinds of copper ink cartridges in the light years of Qing Dynasty, and they have been dazzling in Xianfeng.
Let's talk about our small ink cartridge cover.
The poem above was carved in Cao Zhang font by Master Hongyi with an iron pen (seal cutter).
Master Hongyi (1880- 1942) is one of the four eminent monks in the Republic of China. Common name Li Shutong, also known as Li Xishuang, Ang Lee, Li Liang, etc. He studied in Japan in his early years and taught in Hangzhou after returning home. Liu Zhiping and Feng Zikai are his students. 19 18, 37-year-old Li Shutong converted to Buddhism, and in July of the same year, he became a monk in Hupao Temple in Hangzhou, with the legal name Hongyi. In September, he entered Lingyin Temple and was ordained by monks. 1942 10 died in kaiyuan temple, Quanzhou, Fujian. Before he died, he predicted the arrival of time, read Buddha and died, leaving a legacy: the intersection of sadness and joy, seeing the scriptures.
Before becoming a monk, Master Hongyi made great achievements in calligraphy, music, painting, drama and seal cutting. After becoming a monk, he devoted himself to law and wrote A Brief Introduction to Nanshan's Law at Home. At the same time, the pure land will be refined, so it will be late.
Master Hongyi's calligraphy, with Weibei as the key link and Han Li and Cao Zhang as the deputy, has formed an ethereal and comfortable style. After becoming a monk, the mage should restrain artistic creation, use calligraphy and painting as the media alone, promote Buddhism and benefit students.
The "iron pen" on the ink cartridge refers to the meat cleaver, and Master Hongyi's iron pen is a homemade cone-shaped meat cleaver.
He wrote in "Letter to Ma Donghan": The end of the knife is flat and sharp, like a cone, created by rotting people themselves. Tapered knives can only engrave white characters, such as writing with an iron pen. A flat-headed knife can engrave Zhu Wen, but it will inevitably be nicked. If you don't carve Bai Wen with a conical knife, you will naturally be interested.
During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it was revived again, represented by Shen, Wang Rongnian and Master. At present, there are almost no works by master Zhang. It seems that Cao Zhang's works can only be found on the copper ink cartridges carved by himself. In addition, almost all the bronze ink cartridges carved by Master Hongyi are white cursive.
To sum up, Master Hongyi probably thinks that writing on a small copper ink box is the most suitable, vigorous, clean and concise.
Let's talk about the first half of the poem: "Embracing the chapter and enjoying the scenery" is a praise for Cao Zhi by Liang Zhongrong in Poems of the Southern Dynasties, and the second half: "Playing the piano and writing a book to relieve anxiety" is a good sentence in Tao Yuanming's Going Back to Xi.
The two sentences on the ink box are cool to read, which implies a tendency to live in seclusion and also contains hope for users.
Of course, combining Liang Tao's two sentences into one is not the master's original creation. In the early Qing Dynasty, Mr. Zhang Wentao's couplets were preserved as evidence.
The only remaining ink box cover witnessed the calligraphy and seal cutting level and style of a generation of eminent monks in the Republic of China. May all things be destroyed and all beings be pulled out of the mud of life and death for children and grandchildren to use forever.