New Members Ron Cotty Posted December 14, 2015 at 03:26 AM New Members Report Posted December 14, 2015 at 03:26 AM Hi I need some help in figuring out what the writing says on two Brush pots I inherited I want to learn more about them I find them interesting and I really like oriental items .The tan Colored brush pot the writing wraps around the piece but they are in order .I tried writing the character into a translator but didn't work very will. Quote
lips Posted December 14, 2015 at 01:02 PM Report Posted December 14, 2015 at 01:02 PM The middle 4 pictures, right to left, are four lines (five characters each) from a poem written by Tao Yuanming, a famous scholar in the Eastern Jin dynasty (fourth to early fifth century A.D.). Roughly: The prime years of your lives do not come back The day cannot have its morning again Duly exhort yourself Time does not wait for people The leftmost picture says "made by Luzhen", with the seal of the character "zhen" below. Can't be sure what the right most picture means, maybe the name of the calligrapher. Quote
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