Boxwood carving leaf pen

[Aspen wood carving leaf shape pen]

Aspen wood carving leaf shape pen, clear, 6.5 cm high, 8.7 cm long. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The shape of the vessel is slightly flat, with a round carved folded branch leaf, the edges of both sides rolled, the carved petioles bent and folded, and a small cicada embossed on the edge of the leaf, exquisite and lovely. The front side is engraved with several veins, and the back side is echoed by shallow relief lines. On the back of the instrument, there is an engraved inscription in regular script: “With insects crowing in autumn, what is silence? The golden wind is cool, and it can only be resolved.”
The writing and carving of the Xi is smooth and smooth, with ivory texture, vivid and natural images, and is the best among the boxwood carving studio artifacts