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AN INSCRIBED BAMBOO 清嘉慶十六年（1811年） Qian Yong (1759-1844), also known as Meihuaxi
‘YANGZHUJI’ BRUSHPOT 錢泳製竹雕「養竹記」筆筒 jushi (The Scholar of Prunus Stream), was a
native of Jiangxu, the descendant of the famous
BY QIAN YONG, QING DYNASTY, 《錢泳》款 Tang-dynasty warlord and the founder of the
JIAQING PERIOD, DATED 1811
題識： Wuyue kingdom, Qian Liu. Renowned for his
carved around the exterior in lishu (‘clerical 嘉慶十有六年辛未春正月中浣書養竹記於二十 calligraphy, he also produced stone carvings and
script’) with the poem Yangzhuji (‘The Story of 六橋吟館，梅花溪錢泳。 tablets. His paintings and calligraphy are amongst
Growing Bamboo’) by the famous Tang dynasty the collections of worldwide institutions, including
poet Bai Juyi the Beijing Palace Museum and Indianapolis
11.9 cm, 4¾ in. Museum of Art, Newfields. He was also the author
of the notorious Lüyuan conghua (Collected Tales
HK$ 60,000-80,000 of Lüyuan) - compilation of notes from as early
US$ 7,700-10,300 as the Six Dynasties to the Qing period covering a
wide range of topics including politics, economics,
agriculture, culture and society which was
published in 1839.

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