川炉菊花方孔诗文钱，背隶书诗文二句共十四字，句一直读“莫嫌老圃秋容淡”，句二直读“唯有黄花晚节香”，清朝（公元1644–1911），45.8x2.4mm，重23.1g。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。此处二句取自宋代韩琦的《九日水阁》：池馆隳摧古榭荒，此筵嘉客会重阳。虽惭老圃秋容淡，且看黄花晚节香。酒味已醇新过熟，蟹螯先实不须霜。年来饮兴衰难强，漫有高吟力尚狂。 China: Qing Dynasty (1644–1911 CE), coin-shaped charm with square central hole, Sichuan mint production, obverse decorated with a bunch of bamboos, reverse inscribed in clerical script two poetic lines, one reading Mo xian lao pu qiu rong dan (莫嫌老圃秋容淡) and the other reading Wei you huang hua wan jie xiang (唯有黃花晚節香), 45.8x2.4mm, 23.1g. In excellent mint condition, inner rims exquisitely filed characteristic of Sichuan mint, extremely rare and sought after. Note: This piece is the third 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 adapted from a poem entitled Banquet by the water on 9th day by Han Qi, a scholar official in the Song Dynasty.
