Silver Burned Blue Sunflower Fancy Ink Cartridge

[Silver Burned Blue Sunflower Ink Cartridge]

Silver Burned Blue Sunflower Ink Cartridge, late Qing Dynasty, 10.3 cm in diameter and 4.6 cm in height. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The ink cartridge is silver, and the overall shape is sunflower. The box body and cover are decorated with burnt blue flower and leaf patterns
The ink cartridge is a container for holding ink, which is one of the clear offerings in the study. Ink cartridges containing liquid ink appeared at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and prevailed in the Qing Dynasty. During the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty, with the use of liquid ink, ink cartridges began to be more common in scholars’ study. Early ink cartridges were generally made of copper, followed by silver, jade and other materials. When the Imperial Family of the Sunqing Dynasty was still living in the inner court of the Forbidden City, Puyi and his brothers and friends learned to write. Naturally, this kind of ink cartridge was indispensable on the desk


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