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A PAIR OF VERTICAL ‘YUPING’ BAMBOO
FLUTES, XIAO
Early 20th century
Each carved from a length of bamboo with six key
holes and two tuning holes, incised with the artist’s
signature Qiandong yuping xie congshan zao, one
decorated with a dragon underneath, the other
decorated with a phoenix, both beneath long incised
poems, the wood of auburn-brown colour, wood box.
Each 60.7cm (24in) long (3).

HKD12,000 - 20,000
US$1,500 - 2,600

二十世紀初 謝嵩山造玉屏龍鳳簫一對

Provenance:
An Asian private collection

來源：亞洲私人收藏

The Yuping xiao (vertical flute) emerged in Yuping
County, Guizhou Province, probably during the late
Ming dynasty, but did not become popular until
the Guangxu reign in the Qing dynasty. Yuping
xiao carved with dragon and phoenix were also
presented as wedding gifts.

Xie Songshan was a flute maker active in the early
20th century.

簫竹質，頂部吹孔鏤花，按孔六，出音孔二，一簫身
刻鳳紋，引首刻楷書「仙音六律」，其下刻草書詩文
「秦樓仙子夢同甘，引鳳飛升作美談，留得聲名傳宇
宙，良宵月夜又何。伯氏吹笙仲氏篪，天然音節自怡
怡。一從別後無斯樂，聊贈平簫慰可思。」另一簫身
刻龍紋，引首刻楷書「明月三弄」，其下刻草書詩文
「祗今吳市聲猶壯，從古秦樓月最高，漢宮春滿三千
管，淮水新秋廿四橋。青山隱隱水迢迢，秋盡江南草
未凋。二十四橋明月夜，玉人何處教吹簫。」二簫皆
署款「黔東玉屏謝嵩山造」。

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