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Language
Chinese
Time Period
Nineteenth century
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Physical object
Engraved inkstone
Date1900CopyrightNO KNOWN COPYRIGHTFree
to useAn inkstone engraved on five sides with various scenes of a crowd gathered in the gardens of a large pavilion. The inverse of the stone is engraved with the text of the Lanting Xu (兰亭集序; 난정집서), a famous piece of Chinese calligraphy considered to have been written by the famous calligrapher, Wang Xizhi (王羲之; 왕희지), during the Jin dynasty (266-420 BCE). On the front of the stone, a lone scholar, possibly Wang Xizhi, sits at a desk overlooking a pond which makes up the ink well and plain. -
Text
Ióng sim sîn si
Burns, William Chalmers, 1815-1868Date1871CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESFree
to useSummary: Chinese hymns in Amoy dialect (Romanized).