Tianqian Taosheng (1)

This qin is named Tianqian Taosheng. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s. This photo shows the front of Tianqian Taosheng in Zhongni style.

Date Mid 1980s
Style Zhongni
Size Length (Whole 122 cm, Strings 112 cm); Width (Forehead 18 cm, Shoulder 19.5 cm, Tail 14.5 cm); Thickness 5.5 cm
Weight 2.8 kg
Body Chinese parasol top; Chinese fir bottom
Accessories Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Buffalo horn tuning pegs; Ebony feet, bridge and tail pieces
Inscription [Chinese inscription]（一）軫池下方篆書「天塹濤聲」
（二）龍池兩旁楷書銘文：
天之塹 不可測也 濤之聲 不可則也
唯斯雅音 乃正色也 淘之不失 汰之復得也
龍蟠之雄 虎踞之風 在我囊中 揚諸天聲
將有進乎大同
徐文鏡銘 選堂書
（款下篆文「饒氏」、「固盦」方印各一）
（三）龍池下方篆文「昌壽精斲」圓印、「存誠養德」方印、「傳世之寶」方印
（四）鳯沼左方篆文「蔡昌壽造」、「雲齋刻」方印各一
Maker's Note This qin is inscribed with Tianqian Taosheng (The Sound of Waves at the Chasm), the twelfth poem in the Jingzhai Shi’er Qinming.
People Choi Chang-sau
Object Musical instrument
Material Type Image
Collection The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story
Source Courtesy of Choi Chang-sau
Repository Choi Chang-sau
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Choi Chang-sau
Accession No. lcs-hkqs-0076
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