Characters on Tetsubin

[Bugyotsuji]

Not sword related, so apologies in advance.

 

Recently I bought a very small Netsuke carved in persimmon wood. It looks like a kettle or

Kyu-su teapot. In very faint red urushi writing you can just make out some tiny faded characters on it. Almost impossible to photograph. I used a magnifying glass and picked out

as much of the writing as possible. (Yes, I know, ...poor handwriting! :lol: )

[Bugyotsuji]

This is the problem.

[Nobody]

一碗喉吻潤

二碗破孤悶

.....

 

Ref. Lu Tong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu_Tong

[Bugyotsuji]

Wow, that was quick. Nobody, you are really SOMEBODY...!!!

 

Many thanks indeed.

[Curran]

Impressive.

Liked the poem.

[Bugyotsuji]

Impressive.

Liked the poem.

 

Me too!

 

I just showed the printout with a big smile to a couple of my Chinese exchange students but they had never heard of Lu Tong... :|