DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO JIAWU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1954

Mutang was the sobriquet of Feng Liyuan (1902-1970), a modern Suzhou epigraphist best known for his bamboo carving.
Weigong was the sobriquet of Tan Yankai (1880-1930), who was the Premier of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1930.