Description:

Weights like this were used to hold down a piece of paper when writing or painting. This one is in the form of a Buddha’s hand citron, a citrus fruit symbolising long life and happiness, and they were commonly placed as offerings on Buddhist altars.

Glass
Width: 2.6 cm, length: 3.6 cm, depth: 1.3 cm

Chinese Description:

香櫞式纸镇 中国，清代，约1700-1900 作画写字时，纸镇可用来压着薄纸。香櫞又称佛手果，常作礼佛之用，这件香櫞状的纸镇，代表着福寿双全。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4804