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The Lanting (Orchid Pavilion) gathering took place in the ninth year of the Yonghe reign (AD
353) of the Eastern Jin dynasty (AD 317-420). Forty-two scholars were invited to the Orchid
Pavilion near Shanyin, Zhejiang province, for the Spring Purifcation Festival. The participants were
given one initial character and were tasked to compose poems. Those who produced two poems had
to drink one cup of wine while those who only composed one poem drank two cups, and those who
failed to compose any poetry at all, paid a forfeit of consuming three cups.
硯以蘭亭雅集為題材者，多作淺浮雕通景式畫面，硯面雕一亭臺，亭外河水巧開為硯池，近似例可見北京故
宮博物院所藏的一方，著錄於故宮博物院藏珍品全集《文房四寶．紙硯》，香港，2005年，19號，27-31頁；
以及香港佳士得，2013年11月27日，拍品3257號。
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