清 沉香木梅樁筆筒 Naturalistically modelled in the form of tree trunk, the exterior carved in relief with plum blossoms, interior hollowed. Height: 4 2/8 in (10.8 cm) Length: 2 3/8 in (6.0 cm) Width: 2 in (5.1 cm) 沉香木名貴且是工藝品的最上乘的材料，明、清兩代，宮廷皇室皆崇尚用此木制成各類文房器物。此沉香筆筒選用沉香獨木為材，呈口大底小的錐形，內壁掏空，入手輕盈，外壁隨形雕就幹枝梅，天然靈動，自有一種古樸渾厚、悠閒自在之美。整體雕刻層次分明，構圖勾勒連貫，加上浮雕立體感，更增韻味，實為木雕藝術精美之作，文房陳設精品。
