Title
Rectangular Qingtian stone seal with animal finial
1900
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Details
- Alternative title
- 傳樓辛壺作青田石古獸鈕方章
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Cultural origin
- China
- Date
- 1900
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- carved Qingtian stone
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm (irreg.)
- Credit
- Gift of Dr John Yu in memory of Dr George Soutter 2020
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 34.2020
- Copyright
- Artist information
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attrib. Lou Xinhu
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About
The phrase composed of the four characters "Mo Hua Zuo Ban" [here "mo" is used as "mei" (plum blossom) comes from Southern Song dyansty poet Lu You (1125-1210)'s poem "Four poems on seeking plum bloossom in the south"of the city «城南寻梅得句四首»：黯淡江天雪欲飞，竹篱数掩傍苔矶。清愁满眼无人说，折得梅花作伴归。It means to have plum blossom as companion, and depictes a lonely but noble-minded sentiment
The side inscriptions contain the name of Xin Hu, one of the many names of the name of Lou Cun, 楼邨, (1881-1950)，a native of Junyun of Zhejiang province in China. He was a close friend of master Wu Changshuo who gave Lou this name whose pronounciation is very close to Xin Wu (新吳） meaning "new me".
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Where the work was made
China