Qiuchi (1)

This qin is named Qiuchi. It was made by Choi Chang-sau in the mid 1980s. This photo shows the front of Qiuchi 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 cm); Thickness 5 cm
Weight 3 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「龝池」
（ 二）龍池兩旁隸書銘文：
雨絲絲 秋一池 雨如烟 秋無言 峽嗁猿 泉可川
拂之鏘然 揉之淵然 幽幽七絃 舊遊在前
文鏡作銘 選堂書
（款下篆文「饒宗頤印」、「梨俱室」方印各一）
（三）龍池下方篆文「昌壽精斲」圓印、「存誠養德」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 Qiuchi (The Autumn Pond), the ninth 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-0070
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