福禄寿青白玉笔筒，选用上乘青白玉巧雕而成，玉质细腻温润，凤凰蝙蝠相伴而行，神态悠闲，口衔寿桃灵芝，在树丛中打闹嬉戏。形象刻画生动传神，娇美可人，或盛开多姿多彩，绿植枝叶脉络清晰，婀娜多姿，细微部分处理一丝不苟，寓意福禄寿喜，和和美美。 A greenish white jade Brush Pot featuring bats, green leaves and peaches, standing for prosperity, fortune and longevity in traditional Chinese culture. Aside with those elements hover two phoenixes, representing luck and happiness. Jade was prized for its hardness, durability, musical qualities, and beauty. In particular, its subtle, translucent colors and protective qualities caused it to become associated with Chinese conceptions of the soul and immortality. With gold, it was considered to be a symbol of heaven. The most prominent early use was the crafting of the Six Ritual Jades, found since the 3rd-millennium bc Liangzhu culture: the bi, the cong, the huang, the hu, the gui, and the zhang. Since the meanings of these shapes were not mentioned prior to the eastern Zhou dynasty, by the time of the composition of the Rites of Zhou, they were thought to represent the sky, the earth, and the four directions. By the Han dynasty, the royal family and prominent lords were buried entirely ensheathed in jade burial suits sewn in gold thread, on the idea that it would preserve the body and the souls attached to it. Jade was also thought to combat fatigue in the living. The Han also greatly improved prior artistic treatment of jade.