Red sandalwood, longevity, Lu Chi, plum pattern, hexagonal cup

[Red sandalwood Fushou Lu Chi Mei pattern hexagonal cup]

Red sandalwood Fushou Lu Chi Mei pattern hexagonal cup, bright, 8.2 cm high, 7.8 cm caliber, 6.8 cm foot diameter
The cup is made of red sandalwood, which is hexagonal, square and short in shape. The mouth edge and bottom edge are inlaid with silver threads. The body of the cup is inlaid with silver threads such as “Fu”, “Lu” and “Shou”. The font and writing method are different. The handle of the cup is carved with plum branches and dragon patterns. At the bottom of the cup is inlaid with a six-character square print of the regular script “Snow House in the Clouds in Antique”. “Snow House” refers to Sun Kehong, a painter of the Ming Dynasty. This cup is decorated with traditional auspicious patterns, which means both good luck and good luck
The wood carving in the Ming and Qing dynasties is rich in themes, which can be divided into hardwood carving and cork carving. Hardwood carving is mostly made of red sandalwood, yellow rosewood and rosewood, while softwood carving is mainly made of boxwood, nanmu, sandalwood and agaric, and several genres such as Dongyang wood carving, Fujian longan wood carving and Guangdong golden lacquer wood carving have emerged. This cup has a deep color and a magnificent shape. The technique of inlaying silver and the patterns of carving all show the image of wealth.