收纳状态的旅行文具箱
Stationery case used as a container.
Stationary Case
The stationery case was made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty for the convenience of the emperor to read and handle government affairs while he was traveling.
This stationery case was ingeniously designed. When the four legs were placed in the slots, it served as a box to store stationery. When a mechanical device was pressed, the four legs could be dragged out, and the wooden case was placed adversely, transforming it into a 40-centimeter-tall desk. It was suitable for Emperor Qianlong, who loved traveling.
The case has two drawers with grids used to hold the emperor's diverse delicate stationery such as white jade brush washers, Songhua inkstones, stone seals, gold-lacquered brush pens with dragon patterns, and silver drawing apparatus sets, 64 pieces/sets in total. All of them were favorite stationery of Emperor Qianlong.
In 2008, the Palace Museum and the Louvre in France jointly organized the Napoleon I exhibition, and a suitcase used by Napoleon was exhibited at the Palace Museum for the first time. It is a rectangular case made of mahogany that stored up to 92 travel items, 78 of which were toiletries. It also has a hidden mechanical device, and when pressed, a mirror would pop out for makeup.
The two cases for traveling are both ingenious. They not only reflect the differences and commonalities between Chinese and Western cultures, but also condense everyday wisdom and aesthetics.
变成书桌的旅行文具箱
Stationery case used as a desk.
旅行文具箱
旅行文具箱为中国清朝乾隆时期制作，用于乾隆皇帝出行时处理政务和读书。此文具箱设计精巧，四条桌腿放在箱槽中时，它是一个可收纳的箱子，按动机关，拉出桌腿固定好，再翻转木箱，就变成高40厘米的书桌，很适合喜爱旅行的乾隆皇帝。箱内有两个屉盒，盒内是多宝格，可放置小巧精细的文具，如白玉洗、松花江石砚、石章、描金云龙纹笔、银制成套绘图器等，共64件/套，均是乾隆皇帝喜用的文房佳品。
2008年，故宫博物院和法国卢浮宫博物馆联合举办“卢浮宫·拿破仑一世展”，拿破仑的旅行用品箱第一次来到故宫。这是以桃花心木制成的长方形箱子，存放的旅行用品多达92件，其中78件是梳洗用品。箱盖里也暗藏着一个机关，按动后出现一面镜子，供箱主人梳妆打扮之用。
两个旅行箱有异曲同工之妙，不仅体现出中西不同文化之间鲜明个性，也有相通的共性，皆凝结了人们对智慧和美的思考与实践。
