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十七/十八世紀 紫檀嵌寶瓜瓞綿綿紋香具筒
The double gourd (hulu) symbolises good fortune, health, and longevity, with its shape representing harmony and its seeds fertility. It is also linked to Daoist Immortals and the Elixir of Life. Incense tool vases, used to hold implements for managing incense, combined practicality with refined aesthetics, reflecting their owner's taste and ritual practices. Compare with inlaid zitan brushpots of similar size, Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, 2009, Shenzhen, pp.66-67.
See a small hardstone-inlaid zitan brushpot, 19th century, which was sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27 May 2014, lot 23.