The imagery of numerous scholars gathering together to enjoy the pleasures of drinking and poetry composition originated from the famous preface by Wang Xizhi (A.D. 307-365) bearing the title Lanting Xu, 'Preface (written) at the Orchid Pavilion'. This ideal prevailed throughout Chinese history to become a widespread theme that manifested in paintings and works of art. The inscription on the present boulder is a poetic summary of the visual scene on its reverse side. In textual references, Weiyu Shushi or 'The Studio of Superfluous Taste', was Emperor Jiaqing's studio name. Compare a white jade paperweight also inscribed with Weiyu Shushi Shi, in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, illustrated in Yuqi, Hong Kong Commercial Press, 1995, no. 171.