Description:

These could be used for holding open a Chinese scroll. Or someone could use them to hold down a piece of paper whilst painting or writing with a brush. The design of pine trees, plum blossom and rocks suggests ideas of long life and strength.

Glass, engraved and wheel-cut
Length: 25.5 cm, width: 3.1 cm, depth: 0.9 cm & length: 25.4 cm, width: 3.1 cm, depth: 0.9 cm

Chinese Description:

纸镇一对 中国，清代，约1800-1900 纸镇可用作展开卷轴，或写字作画时，镇压着薄纸。而其上的松树、梅花及山石的纹饰，寄意长寿及坚韧。 玻璃，碾琢、轮刻

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4566 & N4567