SCHOOL OF ZHITING, SUZHOU, 1750-1850

细节

A FINE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
SCHOOL OF ZHITING, SUZHOU, 1750-1850
Ingeniously carved through the brown markings with a scene of two monks beneath a pine tree, one reading while the other gazes heavenward, both seated on a large rock, the carving of which continues to the base, the reverse carved with a third figure seated on the ground beside double doors set into a cliff face, both sides carved with a related poem in running script, stopper
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high

来源

Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.

出版

Martha M. Renk, "A Subtle Suzhou", JICSBS, vol. 13, no. 1, September, 1981, pp. 12 and 20.

拍品专文

The poem may be translated:

The wind blows through the boughs of the pine,
The moon is mirrored calmly in the pond;
And now, the Immortal sprinkles dew on the grass,
Each drop is glowing like a bright pearl.
The wind blows through the boughs of the pine,
As the dragon sings its song.