自明代以来,作为文房用具的笔墨纸砚等,也随着文人风气渐盛而兴。其中始见于明嘉靖后,为搁置毛笔专用的“文房第五宝”——笔筒,当属最迟者,是雅舍、书斋案几的必备陈设器具。进入明末清初后,笔筒日益普及,其材质亦现多样,有见竹、瓷、木、漆、玉等诸种,制作工艺愈趋精细。竹雕器作为笔筒之大宗,以其材质虚心劲节之性颇合文人雅趣,常用于表现文人隐逸之情怀。其时,竹刻名家辈出,竹雕笔筒亦为世人推崇,可谓繁盛一时。 Since the Ming Dynasty, paper, ink, paper, etc. as literary utensils have also flourished with the popularity of literati. Which began after Ming Jiajing, in order to shelve writing brush dedicated “Wen Jiabao fifth” - "pen holder, was the latest, is Jascha, a few cases of essential equipment. Into the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, pen holder is increasingly popular, the material is also diverse, see bamboo, porcelain, wood, paint, jade and other species, the production process more sophisticated. Bamboo carvings as the bulk of the pen holder, with its material nature of the knot is quite literary taste, often used to express the feelings of literati seclusion. At that time, famous bamboo births, bamboo pen holder is also respected by the world, can be described as a prosperous moment.