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Birdsong in the Ravine · Wang Wei (Running Script) by Wang Wei — art case for a lighter insert

Birdsong in the Ravine · Wang Wei (Running Script)

Wang Wei · Tang · Wang Wei

“人閒桂花落，夜靜春山空。月出驚山鳥，時鳴春澗中。” “Man at rest, osmanthus blossoms fall; the night is still, the spring mountain empty. The moon comes out and startles the mountain birds; now and then they call in the spring ravine.” Wang Wei’s most celebrated Chan-tinged quatrain. This is the running-script edition; a Yan Zhenqing regular-script edition is also available. All 20 characters are set vertically, each collected from a Tang-dynasty running-script original or rubbing (no fonts), mainly in the Wang Xizhi tradition: 人 閒 桂 花 夜 春 山 空 月 出 驚 時 中 from Huairen’s Preface to the Sacred Teachings, collected from Wang Xizhi (carved 672; ink rubbing, National Palace Museum, Taipei); 静 from Feng Chengsu’s Shenlong copy of the Orchid Pavilion Preface (a Tang-dynasty tracing copy, Palace Museum, Beijing); 落 鳥 鳴 from Lu Jianzhi’s handwritten Rhapsody on Literature (National Palace Museum, Taipei); 澗 from Emperor Taizong’s Jinci Inscription (rubbing, National Diet Library, Japan). 靜 appears in the Orchid Pavilion form 静. Moon on ink-wash paper.

$32 (reference) · ¥229 CNY

Case only · fits standard-size inserts (insert not included)

Tang Poems & Song CiTang Poems & Song Ci
Artwork
Birdsong in the Ravine · Wang Wei (Running Script) — Wang Wei, Tang · Wang Wei. Public domain: the original artwork is in the public domain
Size
38.1 × 57.15 mm (fits standard-size windproof inserts)
Fits
standard-size inserts, e.g. regular, vintage and heavy-wall; not slim or 1935-replica
In the box
case only (no insert), gift box + art card

About this design

Birdsong in the Ravine · Wang Wei (Running Script) is a FLAMUSE lighter art case in the Tang Poems & Song Ci series. Artwork credit: Characters collected from Tang running-script originals and rubbings, mainly Wang Xizhi’s Sacred Teachings Preface; per-character sources in the description · FLAMUSE jizi design. “人閒桂花落，夜靜春山空。 月出驚山鳥，時鳴春澗中。 ” “Man at rest, osmanthus blossoms fall; the night is still, the spring mountain empty. The moon comes out and startles the mountain birds; now and then they call in the spring ravine. ” Wang Wei’s most celebrated Chan-tinged quatrain. This is the running-script edition; a Yan Zhenqing regular-script edition is also available. The case measures 38.1 × 57.15 mm and is sized for standard windproof lighter inserts. Reference price: $32 (¥229 CNY).

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ItemStandard case (core)Slim case (planned)
Outer size (W×D×H, lid closed)approx. 38.1 × 12.7 × 57.2 mm
(1.50″ × 0.50″ × 2.25″)		approx. 28.7 × 9.7 × 60.5 mm
(1.13″ × 0.38″ × 2.38″)
Compatible insert (reference)approx. 36 × 13 × 51 mm (W×D×H incl. chimney)Slim-specific insert (to be measured)
Inner cavity (bottom shell)approx. 36.4 × 12.0 × 36 mm (provisional, calibrate on samples)To be measured
Fit toleranceCavity +0.05 to +0.15 mm per side; outer ±0.1 mm (recommended)Same
Wall thicknessStandard 0.5–0.6 mm; heavy-wall edition approx. 0.9 mm (same outer size)approx. 0.5 mm
MaterialBrass (H65/H62) or 304 stainless steelBrass
Hinge5-barrel hinge, steel pin, soldered to lid and body5-barrel hinge
Compatible insertsStandard-size windproof inserts; most butane replacement inserts (heavy-wall edition may not take torch inserts)Slim inserts only
Reference weight (no insert)approx. 25–35 g (est.)approx. 20 g (est.)
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Sources: case and insert sizes follow publicly available standard-size specifications from major manufacturers (standard insert approx. 0.5″×2″×1.4″; standard inserts do not fit slim or 1935-replica cases). Final values will be set by measuring production samples.
Front view (to scale; dashed line = insert outline) Scale 4 px = 1 mm · reference values Insert outline (not incl.) Width 38.1 mm Lid ≈14.5 Body ≈42.6 Closed height 57.15 mm Side view Hinge Depth 12.7 mm Wall 0.5–0.6 mm · 5-barrel hinge · corner radius ≈R3 · lid/body split is estimated, verify on samples

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