唐代银质 “论语玉烛” 酒筹筒是唐代贵族宴饮行令的专属器具，1982 年出土于江苏丹徒丁卯桥银器窖藏，为国内仅存的完整唐代酒令实物。整件器具由筒身与底座组成，通体银质鎏金，筒顶刻有卷草纹与龙凤纹样，正面镌刻 “论语玉烛” 四字。筒内盛放五十根银酒筹，每根刻有《论语》名句与对应的饮酒规则，比如 “有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎” 对应 “劝客一杯”，将儒家经典与市井酒令文化巧妙融合。
The silver wine-chip tube inscribed “Analects Jade Candle” from the Tang Dynasty is an exclusive utensil for noble banquets and drinking games. Unearthed in 1982 from the silverware hoard at Dingmao Bridge, Dantu, Jiangsu, it is the only complete surviving Tang Dynasty drinking game artifact in China. The whole set consists of a tube body and a base, all made of gilded silver. The top of the tube is engraved with scrolling grass, dragon and phoenix patterns, and the front is inscribed with the four characters “Analects Jade Candle”. Inside the tube are fifty silver wine chips, each engraved with a famous quote from The Analects and corresponding drinking rules. For example, “It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar” corresponds to “toast the guest one cup”, cleverly integrating Confucian classics with popular drinking game culture.
与普通酒具不同，这件酒筹筒是唐代 “藏钩”“行令” 等宴饮文化的具象载体，反映了唐代士人阶层将经学融入日常娱乐的生活意趣。“玉烛” 二字取自 “风调雨顺、玉烛调和” 的古意，象征宴饮的祥和氛围。酒筹的规则设计尊卑有序、兼顾趣味，既有罚酒也有劝酒，完整还原了唐代酒宴的行令流程，是研究唐代社会风俗、文学传播与金银细工的一级文物。
Different from ordinary drinking vessels, this wine-chip tube is a concrete carrier of Tang Dynasty banquet culture such as “hidden hook” games and drink-mandating rituals. It reflects the life interest of the Tang Dynasty scholar class in integrating Confucian classics into daily entertainment. The term “Jade Candle” comes from the ancient meaning of “harmonious weather and peaceful times”, symbolizing the auspicious atmosphere of banquets. The rule design of the wine chips is hierarchical and interesting, including both penalty toasts and friendly toasts, completely restoring the drinking game procedure of Tang Dynasty banquets. It is a first-class cultural relic for studying Tang Dynasty social customs, literary dissemination and gold and silver craftsmanship.