Mountain Forest Idler
Shanlin xianren (山林閒人) means something like “mountain forest idler” with shanlin also having the meaning of a place where a hermit lives and xianren having the meaning of someone who is unoccupied or unconcerned. Chinese language chop with four white characters counter-clockwise from top right.
- Inscription: 山林閒人
- Pinyin: shanlin xianren
- Collection: Renee Lin
- Material: white calcite
- Carver’s mark: 山林閒人。 魯可思。 二0一三。
- Size: 1.4 x 1.2 cm.
- Date: August 2013
- Registry: cs274