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The Four Gentlemen of Flowers Bamboo, 竹
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a detailed relief of bamboo stalks and leaves against a dark mirror background. To the left, a two-line vertical Chinese poetic inscription appears in the field, with the character 竹 (bamboo) prominently displayed in relief at lower center. The design is framed by an ornate border of interlocking cloud scrollwork in high relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | 竹 东风弄巧补残山 一夜吹添玉数竿 (Translation: Bamboo The east wind makes a clever move to repair the broken mountain Blowing it overnight, it adds several bamboo poles) |
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| Reverse lettering | 福 (Translation: Blessing) |
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