翻开乾隆年间精美绝伦的牙雕《月曼清游》册,其中正月“寒夜采梅”、十二月“踏雪巡诗”的画面上,那些雍容华贵、仪态优雅的宫女们,有的手持金光闪闪、形似荷包的小器物,细观之下,便知它是暖手用的手炉。由此使笔者不禁联想到清宫中遗存下来的手炉实物。它们品种多样、制作精美,却鲜为人知,所以在这里结合实物说明介绍,以飨读者。手炉是小件器物,专供冬季暖手之用。一般情况下,它通梁高不过18厘米、长15厘米、宽10厘米左右,以圆、椭圆形为基本形状,再加以装饰性的变化。其结构分外壳和内胆两层。外壳可根据需要,运用不同的工艺进行制作、装饰。内胆为铜制,架 Opened the Qianlong years exquisite tooth carving “Moon Man Qingyou” volume, in which the first month “pluck plum cold”, December “snow patrol” on the screen, those elegant, elegant ladies and gentlemen, and some Holding bling, the shape of a purse of small utensils, meso view, we know it is hand warmer hand. As a result, the author can not help but think of the real hand furnace left in the Qing Dynasty. They are diverse, beautifully crafted, yet little-known, so combine the physical description here with the reader. Hand furnace is a small artifact, designed for warm winter hand use. Under normal circumstances, it is through beam height 18 cm, length 15 cm, width 10 cm or so, round, oval for the basic shape, plus decorative changes. Its structure sub-shell and liner two. Shell can be based on the need to use different processes for production, decoration. Liner is made of copper, frame