Ming Dynasty "Blue Guanhui" copper pen holder
Former Qingyang County Xiaojin Commune solicitation. Height 19cm, length 24cm, width 7.4cm. The pen frame is mountain-shaped, the center of the city gate is connected to the back, and there are three castle towers built on the mountain at the upper end of the city gate, and one person stands in each building. On the lower side of the front there is a schoolboy walking on horseback, followed by a bookboy. On the other side is a farmer holding a hoe to do farming. On the back there are three people walking on horseback, two people on foot, one of whom carries an umbrella on his shoulder. The layout of this pen holder is compact, the mountain, the city tower, the city gate set off each other, and the people riding, walking, and farming add a lively atmosphere inside and outside the city gate. The pen holder uses round carving, skeleton carving and other techniques to make it three-dimensional, the pen holder has a unique shape, exquisite workmanship, and is actually a fine product in the stationery. It is a national second-class cultural relic, which is now collected in the Qingyang Museum.