雕山水红漆捧盒 清代或更早 拍品尺寸：捧盒: 14cm x 10.5cm x 6cm; 底托:Dish: 20.5cm x 17.6cm. 在古代中国，食盒材质多样，有木盒、漆盒、藤盒、瓷盒、珐琅盒，其中又以木质的居多。尤其是紫檀、黄花梨、鸡翅木、酸枝等纹理细密、色泽光润的硬木，坚固而有韧性，制成的食盒耐磕碰，又具有一定的重量，在挑、提的时候不易晃荡。加之古时的家具多为榫卯结构，硬木在拼接、制作方面有着得天独厚的优势。做工精巧的硬木食盒，不仅可以做到滴水不漏，且能在外观上充分利用木料固有的纹理色泽，给人一种典雅庄重之感，既美观又实用。古代食盒的规格很多，大概可以分成捧盒、攒盒、提盒三类。到了明代时，食盒逐渐演变为长方形的形状，也就在这时候，食盒名正言顺地称为“盒”。这时期的食盒更多的使用者是古代以耕田为主的农人，为了节省时间，需要妻子儿女把饭送到田间地头。捧盒是清朝鼎盛时期盛行的一种实用器制，样式很多，在宫廷和民间都很盛行。它具有一定礼仪性。皇帝过生日，臣子送礼必须放捧盒里呈送，一来正式，二来保护隐私。帝王嘉奖内侍小食，也是用捧盒盛出赐予。官宦人家上菜，用的也是捧盒。可避免食物太烫导致端拿不便，又能保温和防止落尘。作为手捧的器皿，捧盒材质要轻，但又要有隔热保温的作用，多为瓷、漆、木，偶有珐琅和金属。造型则以便于捧持为主，主要有扁圆形、方形、钟形、六角形、八角形、桃形、荷叶形、牡丹形等。----------------------------------------------------- A FINELY CHINESE LACQUERED PEONY BOX WITH BASS DISH. Size: Box: 14cm x 10.5cm x 6cm; Dish: 20.5cm x 17.6cm. A round lacqured peony with red relief of peony blossom on the exterior and black interior. Qing dynasty. In ancient China, the food box has a wide variety of materials, including wooden boxes, lacquers, rattan boxes, porcelain boxes, enamel boxes, which in turn are woody Mostly. Especially the red sandalwood, pear, chicken wings, acid and other fine texture, bright and moist hardwood, strong and tough, made of food box resistant to bump, but also has a certain weight, in the pick, when it is not easy to slay. Coupled with the ancient furniture for the tenon structure, hardwood in the stitching, production has a unique advantage. Hard work hardwood food box, not only can do not leak, and can make full use of the appearance of the inherent texture of wood color, giving a sense of elegant solemn, both beautiful and practical. Ancient food box specifications a lot, probably can be divided into holding box, save box, box three categories. To the Ming Dynasty, the food box gradually evolved into a rectangular shape, also at this time, food boxes justifiably called "box". This time the food box more users is the ancient farmland-based farmers, in order to save time, need his wife and children to the rice field to the field. Holding the box is the prevalence of the Qing Dynasty a popular device system, a lot of style, in the court and folk are very popular. It has a certain etiquette. The emperor birthday, courtiers must be held in the gift box presented, one to formal, and second to protect privacy. Emperors reward paternity snacks, but also with the holding box Sheng Sheng given. Official family of people serving, with the box is also holding. To avoid the food is too hot lead to inconvenience, but also to keep warm and prevent dust. As a holding of the vessel, holding box material to light, but also the role of thermal insulation, mostly porcelain, paint, wood, occasional enamel and metal. Shape is easy to hold the main, mainly flat round, square, bell-shaped, hexagonal, octagonal, peach-shaped, lotus-shaped, peony-shaped and so on.