川炉兰花方孔诗文钱，背草书诗文二句共十四字，句一直读“欲采一枝嗟道远”，句二直读“露寒香冷到如今”，清朝（公元1644–1911），45.7x2.4mm，重21.6g。内穿精修，品相极美，极少见。另：此为四君子诗文套钱之一，计有梅、兰、竹、菊四种，各以不同书体录名家诗词二句，为川炉花钱代表作，亦为花钱之大名誉品。此处二句取自清代画家郑板桥的《画兰》：山中觅觅复寻寻，觅得红心与素心。欲寄一枝嗟远道，露寒香冷到如今。
China: Qing Dynasty (1644–1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, Sichuan mint production, obverse decorated with a bunch of orchid flowers, reverse inscribed in cursive script two poetic lines, one reading Yu cai yi zhi jie dao yuan (欲采一枝嗟道遠) and the other reading Lu han xiang leng dao ru jin (露寒香冷到如今), 45.7x2.4mm, 21.6g. In excellent mint condition, inner rims exquisitely filed characteristic of Sichuan mint, extremely rare and sought after. Note: This piece is the second of a set of four charms depicting plants symbolising personal characters desirable of an educated gentleman, including peony, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The two lines here are taken from a poem entitled Painting Orchid by Zheng Banqiao, a painter scholar in the Qing Dynasty.
