Qinyun Jieyou (1)

This qin is named Qinyun Jieyou. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in 1981. This photo shows the front of Qinyun Jieyou in Zhongni style.

Date 1981
Style Zhongni
Size Length (Whole 122.5 cm, Strings 113 cm); Width (Forehead 19.5 cm, Shoulder 21.5 cm, Tail 15 cm); Thickness 5.9 cm
Weight 4 kg
Body Chinese fir top (beam of a Qing Dynasty house); Chinese catalpa bottom
Accessories Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Jade tuning pegs and feet; Red sandalwood bridge and tail pieces
Inscription [Chinese inscription]（一）軫池下方草書「琴韻解憂」
（二）龍池兩旁草書銘文：
人生多苦辛 勞形亦勞役 一曲翠琴音 悠然心自適
予愛書畫 亦喜音律 昌壽先生精於此道 特製古琴相贈
拜受之餘 爰書此以誌不忘
（三）龍池下方草書款：
辛酉新秋　趙少昂於夢萱堂
（款下篆文「趙」圓印、「少昂」方印各一）
（四）鳯沼左方篆文「蔡昌壽造」、「石泉刻」方印各一
Maker's Note I met Chao Shao-an in the 1960s. A qin, known as Qinyun Jieyou (Relaxing the Troubled Mind through the Sound of a Qin) was made as a gift to Chao to commemorate our friendship. That qin is still in the collection of the Chao family. As approved by Chao, I have created a replica according to the measurements of Qinyun Jieyou, which is this qin. Chao gifted me a painting scroll called Little Bird on Maiden-hair Tree Branch to reciprocate my gesture.
People Choi Chang-sau
Object Musical instrument
Material Type Image
Collection The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story
Source Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Repository Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Accession No. lcs-hkqs-0078
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