19th century
Snuff Dish
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In China, fishing along rivers and streams has long been regarded a gentlemanly activity that suits the reclusive quality of the literati (learned men). This old, solitary fisherman sitting under a landscape of lofty pine trees is intended to embody the idea of a sage who has achieved oneness with nature.
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