gui]]> gui. Name 文仲子 (Wen Zhongzi) in seal script carved beside two holes at top end.]]> daigou]]> daigou, with inlaid gold and silver.]]> hu vessel. Globular body tapers towards a flat base and extends into a long neck flaring slightly at the top. Two animal heads moulded in shallow relief on opposing sides of vessel. Animal heads feature prominent nose rings. Strands of string tied around neck.]]>
]]> blanc de chine porcelain. Xi'er is the heroine of the Revolutionary ballet 'The White-Haired Girl' (Bai mao nu)]]> 第十一孝蔡順拾椹 ]]> 東圃三弟大人正 小齋張之溶畫（For Your Excellency, my brother, Dongpu. Painted by Zhang Zhirong)]]>
1. Top inscription:
本會調查員英人艾黎君於本年七月十一日調升工廠檢查部服務，同人等與艾君共事多年，悉其對於中華書畫特具雅好，爰倩娄東名畫家蔣思澤君構作立軸一幀，以卜賞鑒並資紀念雲尓，時中華民國二十三年七月

陳龍泉 朱耕x 陳顯明 金柏生 沈海耿 任石流 敬贈
The British man Mr. Rewi Alley, an investigator of our union, will be transferred to the Factory Inspection Department. We have worked with Mr. Alley for many years, all knowing that he has a keen interest in Chinese calligraphy and painting. Therefore, we commissioned this hanging scroll from Jiang Size, a famous painter in Loudong, for Alley and our friendship as well. In the July of the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934).
Chen Longquan, Zhu GengX, Chen Xianming, Jin Bosheng, Shen Haigeng, Ren Shiliu. Respectfully presented.

2. Lower inscription:
高館依山築 白雲時往回
送迎都不必 風雨卻能來
有意未妨懶 無心何用猜
世人誰可到 但指亂峰堆

艾黎先生雅正
娄東蔣思澤]]> 1. Top right: 霜葉紅於二月花 (frosted leaves are as red as the February flowers)
2. Middle and left: 艾黎先生方家雅教 可染敬贈 (Mr. Alley, the master, please kindly point out my inadequacies. Respectfully presented by Keran.)
3. Bottom right: 可染畫 (painted by Keran)
Seals as follows:
Top right: 李 (Li)
Bottom left: 李 (Li)
Bottom right: 可染 (Keran)
]]> The collophon on the right 霜葉紅於二月花 (frosted leaves are as red as the February flowers), divided between the second and the third characters by twigs and red leaves, is from a popular Tang Dynasty quatrain by Du Mu, 'Shan Xing' (Mountain Trip):
'Climbing to the cold distance of this winding stony path,
leading to a place of white clouds where people live,
I stop my carriage and sit in appreciation and love of the evening maple trees,
where frosted leaves are as red as the February flowers.'

]]> 明永樂像]]> 大唐中興三藏聖教序 (Preface to [the Translations of] Sacred Teachings [Prepared by] the Master of Three Canons during the Period of Resurgence of the Great Tang)]]> 乙酉冬日為／少南仁兄法家校正／鏗衡尹相設色／時年六十有九 (In the winter of Yiyou year [probably 1945], for your honour Shaonan. Yin Xiang painted in colour at the age of 69)
Seals:
top left: 鏗衡 (Keng Heng), 尹相 (Yin Xiang)
bottom right: 鏗衡 (Keng Heng).]]> 味青／李樹滋／寫於／白下／葆真／書屋／時丁酉／之冬 (Weiqing, [also called] Li Shuzi, painted in Baozhen Studio, Baixia [district of Nanjing), in the winter of Dingyou year [1957].)
Seal: 樹滋賦色 ("Shuzi painted with colour”)]]> ]]> 西蜀圖 庚子春 三月既 望 錢塘 戴文進 (Scroll of Western Shu. In the spring of Gengzi year, mid-March, Dai Wenjin from Qiantang [paints])
Seals:
Upper: ?
Lower: 靜庵 (Jing An)]]> yue (high mountains), three shan (mountains or hills), and ten zhou (islands). The literary content of the colophon is based on the Great Mystery (Taixuan太玄部) section of Taozang 道藏 (Taoist Canon) with many modifications. Written by Aisin Gioro Hongwu 爱新觉罗·弘旿 (1743-1811), grandson of Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi.
Four seals at the end of the colophon:
Two belong to the calligrapher Aisin Gioro Hongwu: 1. 弘 (hong) 2. 瑤華道人 (yaohua daoren)
Two are collector's seals: 1. 陳伯潛 (Chen Boqian) 2. 澄秋館鑒藏善書畫印 (Seals for Calligraphy and Painting Collection of Chengqiu Studio)
Inscription as follows:
海內有大五岳，一曰廣桑之山，天之東岳也，在東海之中，為發生之首，上有碧霞之闕，瓊樹之林，紫雀翠鸞，碧藕白橘，主歲星之精，居九氣青天之內。二曰長離之山，天之南岳也，上有朱宮絳闕，赤室丹房，紫草，紅芝，霞膏，金醴，主熒惑之精，居一氣丹天之內。三曰麗農之山，天之西岳也，在西海之中，上有白華之闕，三素之城，玉泉之宮，瓊林瑞獸主大白之精，居七氣素天之內。四曰廣野之山，天之西岳也，在北海弱水之中，上多瓊樓碧簌，金液龍芝，主辰星之精，居五氣玄天之內。五曰崑崙之山，天之中岳也，在八海之間，上當天心，形如偃蓋，東曰樊桐，西曰玄圃，南曰積石，北曰閭苑，上有瓊華之闕，光碧之堂，瑤池翠水，金井玉梁主鎮之，精居於中元一氣天中焉。又有三山。一曰蓬萊山，又名蓬丘，又名雲萊，在東海中，上有金臺之地，海水正黑而為溟渤，無風而波浪萬丈，不可往來，惟飛仙有到者，上有九氣丈人九天真王宮，蓋太山真人所居。一曰扶桑山，在東海中，山有木如桑，長者數千丈，大者三百圍，兩相扶倚，同根而生，故曰扶桑，椹子甘香赤色，千歲一實，仙人採食，體生金光，飛翔太空，有金鳳皇九色鳥，其鳳一鳴叫天下雞皆鳴，日即生x，上有天帝宮，太真東皇君所治處。一曰方丈山，又名鸞治東方龍場，方千里，玉瑤為林，雲色皆紫，在東海中心，四面x岸各五千里，上十群龍所聚，有金銀琉璃之宮，三天司命所治之處，有太元之宮，金漿玉髓，飲之長生，瑞禽奇木莫可名狀，群仙不欲升天者皆往來此島，上有九源丈人主領天下水神，龍蛇水獸。又有十洲。一曰生洲，在東海中，上有仙家萬眾，天氣安和，地無寒暑，安養萬物，仙草眾芝，水味如飴酪。一曰祖洲，在東海中，上有不死草，似菰，地生瓊田芝草，名養神芝，其狀如瓜苗，長數尺，人死三日以芝蓋面即活。一曰瀛洲，上有青州，立翠水二仙宫，生神芝仙草，又有玉石高千丈，出泉如酒味，名玉醴泉，又名玉膏，飲之長生；產昆吾之鐵，鍊石切玉如泥。一曰阮洲，在北海中，有玄澗，澗水味如蜜漿，飲之長生，與天地相畢。一曰炎洲，在南海中，四面烈焰亘天，海水騰沸，飛鳥不敢度，上有火林，山火鼠，毛長，仙人採為布，名活浣布，又有風生獸，青色如狸，雖死觸風即活。一曰鳳麟洲，在西海中，四面有弱水，毛羽不浮上，多麒麟鳳凰，上有青華之宮，丹林素府。一曰長洲，又名青丘，在南海中，多大樹，有仙草靈藥，甘液玉英，又有風山，恆震聲，有紫府宮，天真仙女遊於此。一曰流洲，在西海中，上有奇花異木，瑞草靈芝。一曰玄洲，在北海中，仙伯真公所治，上多太玄仙宮，金芝玉草。一曰聚窟洲，在西海中，上多真仙靈官，宮第及獅子辟邪，鑿齒天鹿，長牙銅頭，鉄額之獸，有大山形似人鳥，因名人鳥山，生返魂香樹，大如桐柏，花香聞數百里，鍊液為香，名驚精香，又名霹靂香，又名返生香，又名x檀香，又名欲死香，此六香神仙異物，人死聞氣即活 瑤華道人]]> yaki]) and 陶仙 ([Matsui] Tosen).]]>
In a letter to Roger Duff, entitled 'One thing leads to Another' (8 July, 1975), Shurrock described how he came to make the bust, having first met Rewi's brother, Geoff:

'I was invited to “Westcote” to meet Geoff’s people & on the 2nd occasion Rewi Alley was home on leave from the Shanghai Fire Brigade in China. He had gone there after failing for six (6) years to make a living with a war mate on some stony land in Taranaki.
Rewi & myself became friends & I asked him if he would pose for a modeled portrait but he would have none of it. I had noticed there was a particular bond between Rewi and his mother so I suggested that I should do the modeling & if she didn’t like it, the clay head could be thrown back in the clay bin. The bargain was made & Mrs Alley was brought to see the modeling & we left her alone with it for a while. She made no comment on going away; I was most disappointed.
However 2 days later I received a wonderful letter from her telling me how she had always thought of Rewi as a dear kind boy but had not noticed the strength of character.
So there it was I had won my bargain. The clay head was moulded & cast in plaster & this plaster head was in due course sent to London to be cast into bronze, accepted & exhibited in the Royal Academy Annual Exhibition.'
]]> daigou]]> daigou in opaque white jade.]]> daiguo]]> daiguo]]> blanc de chine figure of a boy.]]> ]]> daoguang tongbao). Reverse presents two worn Manchu characters boo yun (Yunnan province mint). From the Daoguang era (1821-1850 AD) of the reign of emperor Xuanzong (1820-1850 AD).]]>
]]> ]]> taels).]]> ]]> sancai ware vase surmounted by a shallow neck over broad shoulders and tapering to a shallow narrow base. Vase presents loosely applied geometric pattern in yellow and green glaze over a glazed white ground.]]> ruyi fungal patterns. Small hole pierced through top edge with bright red cord threaded through.]]> daigou]]> daigou. Yellow-brown vein. Obverse carved into the form of a fish with a raised double-finned tail and wide open jaws closing on a ball.]]> ruyi fungus pattern motifs or six per lobe. The vessel's mid-shoulders present three bands of incised decorations comprising a strip of hatched patterning bordered above and below by bands of spiral motifs.]]> daigou]]> daigou painted black with decorative patterning in red. In the form of bird with a semi-circular body and a long hooked neck. Convex obverse of body presents geometric pattern; sides of body exhibit keyhole pattern. Head exhibits small red-painted eyes and a broad grooved mouth. From Xiongnu culture.]]> qihe (lacquer box). Exterior presents elaborate relief-carved botanical pattern in dark green lacquer. Interior exhibits gilt-lacquered segmented lobe pattern.]]> ruyi patterns the interiors of which are embellished with parallel red striations; plain flat base.]]> (1) One cream-yellow bone disc. Large circular central hole. Obverse presents four Chinese characters 一去千裡 (once gone a thousand miles).
(2) One cream-yellow bone disc. Small circular central hole. Obverse presents five Chinese characters 山中高士 (talented scholar in the mountains).]]> ]]> ]]> daigou]]> daigou. Red-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents incised serpentine botanical design.]]> daigou]]> daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.]]> gui-shaped yellow-brown jade ornament. Darker olive-brown-flecked vein. One end presents chevron cut-out; the other end is pointed. Two small holes; one pierced just above chevron apex and the other pierced just below the opposing point.]]> gui-shaped ornament squared off at one end and pointed at the other. Darker brown-green vein.]]> ruyi fungal patterns. Design pierces jade at many points. Upper end terminates in spatula-like short stem and paddle. Lower end terminates in short peg. Reverse of ornament presents rectangular silver-metallic wire mounting and hinged pin.]]> ruyi fungal pattern. Design pierces jade at many points. Reverse of ornament presents rectangular silver-metallic wire mounting and hinged pin. Pin locking mechanism is broken.]]> ]]> ]]> Acquired, ex Rewi Alley]]> Inscription as follows:
端陽前一日寫應子元仁棣大人屬即正 漣波剛清 (Dedicated to Ziyuan, painted a day before the Dragon Boat Festival. Lianbo, Gangqin)
]]> yuren and dragon]]> yuren) and dragon.]]> yuanbao or shoe-shaped gold/silver ingot. Dish exterior presents botanical designs; dish interior presents a zig-zag pattern near the rim and a rectangular-bordered design in the base.]]> Dong wu which refers to the current area of Suzhou.]]> yuan]]> yuan. Red-brown vein. Large circular central hole.]]> ji guan]]> ji guan (Chinese court official's hat) insignia. Comprises a transparent glass sphere threaded between a three tier base and double tier cap of gilt metal lotus-like leaf-shaped scrolls embellished with trefoil beads.]]> sancai ware ewer with an elongated globular body surmounted by long narrow neck and resting on a flared base. The shoulder of the ewer is joined to its neck by a semi-circular moulded handle arcing through the neck to terminate in the form of the head of a ram. Ewer body presents moulded designs in the form of botanical patterns and a horse and rider on one side. Dominant glaze colours are white ochre green and blue. Ewer neck and handle exhibit cracks and appear to have been repaired.]]> sui]]> sui. Obverse presents serpentine relief carving. Reverse presents a flat surface.]]> taotie designs. Plain hemispherical pink stopper and green collar.]]> ]]> sui]]> sui. Upper part of object defines a double spiral comprising two symmetrically opposed serpentine carved dragons the heads and open mouths of which meet either side of a small suspended sphere. Lower part of object fashioned into a plain thin rectangular tile with a slot running through its narrow section.]]> ruyi pattern.]]> bi]]> bi.]]> yuren and dragons]]> yuren and dragons.]]> tsuba]]> tsuba. Japanese origin. One face presents moulded designs in the form of two horned figures in a landscape with waterfalls and bamboo. The other face exhibits moulded designs of waterfalls and bamboo only. Patches of gold inlay are visible on both faces.]]> ji guan]]> ji guan (Chinese court official's hat) insignia. Comprises a gold-flecked blue sphere threaded between a gilt metal base and cap. Base exhibits stylised botanical pattern; cap is unembellished. Blue sphere chipped on one side with damaged area exhibiting blue-green corrosion typical of bronze or copper material. Red string tied around upper part of base.]]> ji guan]]> ji guan (Chinese court official's hat) insignia fabricated from gilt metal. Comprises a slightly elongated unembellished sphere disposed between an eight-tier base and single-tier cap. Base and cap exhibit stylised flowers with petals of coiled wire and prominent bead-like carpels. Cap presents eight stylised flowers surrounding a nineth central floral motif.]]> ji guan]]> ji guan (Chinese court official's hat) insignia fabricated from bronze with traces of gilding. Comprises an unembellished sphere threaded between a base and cap. Base exhibits moulded design of birds and flowers; cap exhibits seal character 寿 or shòu (longevity).]]> ji guan]]> ji guan (Chinese court official's hat) insignia. Comprises an opaque white chalcedony sphere threaded between a multi-tiered base and single-tiered cap of gilt metal. Base decoration consists of lotus-like leaf-shaped scrolls and stylised flowers with petals of coiled wire and prominent bead-like carpels. Cap presents eight stylised flowers surrounding a ninth central floral motif.]]> ji guan]]> ji guan (Chinese court official's hat) insignia. Comprises an opaque blue and white lapis lazuli sphere threaded between a multi-tiered base and single-tiered cap of gilt metal. Sphere exhibits darker blue vein. Base decoration consists of four tiers of stylised flower motifs with petals of coiled wire and prominent bead-like carpels. Cap presents eight stylised flowers surrounding a ninth central floral motif.]]>