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An embellished and inscribed zitan brushpot, bitong
Late Qing /Republic PeriodThe exterior of the cylindrical vessel inlaid with skillfully carved soapstone and serpentine pieces, tinted wood, mother-of-pearl, and coral, displaying geese resting under graceful flowering branches rising behind artful rocks adorned with lingzhi, and carved with a four-line inscription in austere regular script, the base sealed with a circular plug, the dense grain of typical dark whorl.7 1/2in (19cm) high, 8 3/4in (22.2cm) outer diameter
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晚清/民國 紫檀嵌百寶刻詩筆筒款識:金石其心 芝蘭其室仁義為友 道德為師The inscription can be translated as:(A gentleman should) keep his heart everlasting,His home as elegant as lingzhi and orchid,Hold benevolence and loyalty close like a friend,And be directed and taught by his morals.