birds perched amidst prunus and bamboo in a rocky landscape, the rim encircled by a band of inlaid silver wire 'T' scrolls, with an inscription below describing Chen Meigong admiring this piece at the Xiang Yi An temple in Jiaxing, with a date for the second year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign corresponding to 1630 and a signature reading Dong Qichang, 30cm dia.
清 ?紫檀雕詩文花鳥紋筆筒