清 雍正刻花天青釉盤 Yongzheng Sky-blue Glazed Dish with Engraved Floral Motif

清 雍正刻花天青釉盤 Yongzheng Sky-blue Glazed Dish with Engraved Floral Motif

漢 玉翁仲 Jade Figure Pendant of Wengzhong

漢 玉翁仲 Jade Figure Pendant of Wengzhong

清 潘壺 Yixing Purple Clay Teapot of Pan Type

清 潘壺 Yixing Purple Clay Teapot of Pan Type

清 乾隆款粉青釉淺浮雕龍紋花觚 Qianlong Light Turquoise Glazed Gu Vase in Bas-relief with Dragons Motif

清 乾隆款粉青釉淺浮雕龍紋花觚 Qianlong Light Turquoise Glazed Gu Vase in Bas-relief with Dragons Motif

明 萬曆青花龍紋蒜頭瓶 Wanli Blue and White Garlic-head Bottle with Dragons Motif

明 萬曆青花龍紋蒜頭瓶 Wanli Blue and White Garlic-head Bottle with Dragons Motif

清 雍正款朱泥壺 Yixing Zhu Ni Clay Teapot with Mark of Yongzheng

清 雍正款朱泥壺 Yixing Zhu Ni Clay Teapot with Mark of Yongzheng

清 吳之璠作竹雕太白醉酒筆筒 Bamboo Carved Brush Holder with Motif of Drunk Li Bai/ Wu Zhifan

清 吳之璠作竹雕太白醉酒筆筒 Bamboo Carved Brush Holder with Motif of Drunk Li Bai/ Wu Zhifan

刻竹由來稱魯珍，藏鋒寫像傳有神。
技哉刀筆精神可，於吏吾當斥此人。
--乾隆御製詩

清 唐英陶製竹節筆筒 Ceramic Bamboo Brush Holder Produced by Tang Ying

清 唐英陶製竹節筆筒 Ceramic Bamboo Brush Holder Produced by Tang Ying

詩經 國風 衛風 淇奧

瞻彼淇奧，綠竹猗猗。
有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。
瑟兮僩兮，赫兮咺兮。
有匪君子，終不可諼兮！

瞻彼淇奧，綠竹青青。
有匪君子，充耳琇瑩，會弁如星。
瑟兮僩兮，赫兮咺兮。
有匪君子，終不可諼兮！

瞻彼淇奧，綠竹如簀。
有匪君子，如金如錫，如圭如璧。
寬兮綽兮，猗重較兮。
善戲謔兮，不為虐兮！

清 木雕持經觀音 Wood Carving of Guanyin with the Sutra

清 木雕持經觀音 Wood Carving of Guanyin with the Sutra

夔龍 Kui Dragon

夔龍 Kui Dragon

“若大荒東經云，有獸狀如牛，蒼身而無角。一足，出入水則必風雨。其光如日月，其聲如雷，名曰夔。黃帝得其皮爲鼓，聲聞五百里。此獸也，非鬼也。”
--說文解字注

清 嘉慶珊瑚紅描金龍紋長頸瓶 Jiaqing Coral Gold-traced Long-Necked Bottle with Dragon Motif

清 嘉慶珊瑚紅描金龍紋長頸瓶 Jiaqing Coral Gold-traced Long-Necked Bottle with Dragon Motif

清 木雕老子出關 Wood Carving of Laozi Leaving the Hangu Pass

清 木雕老子出關 Wood Carving of Laozi Leaving the Hangu Pass

清 木雕漁翁得利 Wood Carving of the Fisherman Who Profits from the Grapple between the Snipe and Clam

清 木雕漁翁得利 Wood Carving of the Fisherman Who Profits from the Grapple between the Snipe and Clam