Haimenchao (2)

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

Date Mid 1980s
Style Zhongni
Size Length (Whole 122.5 cm, Strings 112 cm); Width (Forehead 18.5 cm, Shoulder 20 cm, Tail 14.5 cm); Thickness 5.4 cm
Weight 3 kg
Body Chinese parasol top; Chinese fir bottom
Accessories Mother-of-pearl inlay markers; Buffalo horn tuning pegs; Rosewood feet; Ebony bridge and tail pieces
Inscription [Chinese inscription]（一）軫池下方篆書「海門潮」
（二）龍池兩旁草書銘文：
唯天有根 唯海有門 龍湫之瀑 華頂之雲
唯潮有音 唯桐有心 湘靈之瑟 成連之琴
灑灑十指 湯湯千里 明月前身 浮雲知己
戊寅選堂書之
（款下篆文「饒宗頤印」、「選堂」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「昌壽」方印
Maker's Note This qin is inscribed with Haimenchao, the eighth poem in the Jingzhai Shi’er Qinming. Xu Wenjing was originally a native of the coastal city Haimen (present-day Jiaojiang district in the city of Taizhou).
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-0069
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