Page 890 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Another superb example of a
tortoise-form pounce carrying the
Wu Hua, Beijing silver mark.

Writing and calligraphy were
inextricably linked to being of the
intellectual class.

Images courtesy of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury, UK; Supershrink’s Storehouse of Silver

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