漆樏小考

The research on Lacquer Lei

漆樏是三国两晋南北朝时期流行的一种内含多格的日用漆器。樏最早起源于西汉的两广地区,为一种越式器具,以圆形为主。三国时期,漆樏这种精致食器开始在东吴地域范围内流行起来。魏晋南北朝时期,樏以长方形居多,圆形较少。樏材质多样,有漆木质、青瓷和陶质。后世出现的一些新的器形,受到了樏的启发。

Lacquer Lei is a type of popular daily-use lacquerware containing multy-compartments in the northern and Southern Dynasties. Originated in the Western Han Dynasty from Guangdong and Guangxi,lacquer Lei was mainly circular and a kind of Cantonese instruments. In the Three Kingdoms period,lacquer Lei began to pop up in Soochow area as a type of delicate food cutleries. During Wei and Jin Dynasties,the shape of lacquer Lei was most rectangular with less round. The materials of lacquer Lei were diverse,with painted wood,porcelain and pottery. Some of the new objects later were inspired by lacquer Lei.