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刻於鎖體上的文字鮮明地
反映出當時人們的期望，如：
福如東海、功名百代、狀元及
第、五子登科、五子三元、五
世其昌、百子千孫、金玉滿堂、
梅開五福、紅梅結子、萬事如
意、一本萬利、百代千秋、同
心永愛、百年好合、如月之恆、
福、祿、壽、喜、…等；部份
則刻有詩詞，蘊涵濃郁的文藝
氣息。此外，有時亦可據此得
知古鎖的製造年代與人名。
再者，鎖體上的花草、祥
雲、山水、房舍、…等圖案，
十分的生活化。
T h e l e t t e r s a n d w o r d s
engraved on the locks also revealed
the expectations of the people in the
old times, for instances, "happiness
as deep as the east China sea",
"success and fame for a hundred
generations", "ranked top in the
national examinations", "all five
sons succeed in the government
exami na t i ons " , " a l l f i ve sons
ranked top three in the government
examinations", "prosper for five
generations", "blessed with many
descendents", "full house of gold
and jade", "plum blooms with lots
of happiness", "red plum flowers
bear seeds", "all the wishes come
true", "making countless profits",
"lasting for a hundred generations
and a thousand years", "joined hearts
with eternal love", "sound and well
for a hundred years", "eternal as the
moon", "good fortune", "richness",
"longevity", "happiness", … etc.
And, some locks were artistically
engraved with poetry that instilled
i n t he l ock s a l i t e r a r y s p i r i t .
Furthermore, sometimes the owners,
m a n u f a c t u r e r s ,
and the time of the
manufacturing year
could be traced back
through the wordings.
Ot he r pa t t e rns
observed are true-to-
life topics like flowers
and plants, fair cloud,
n a t u r a l s c e n e r y ,
houses, … etc.
‧詞句蝕刻
Character engraving: Expression
118x40x23mm 163g