Is anyone able to translate this Chinese inscription for me?
Years ago I paneled my entire office with antique Chinese doors and decorative trim I won at a local auction. On one of the panels there's a very small inscription that I've always wondered about. It's difficult to get a decent photo because of the many l...
It says: "in 2022, there will be a quartz speedmaster with a plastic case for 250$" :)
Jokes aside, i cannot! Sorry matey I am sure, some of our Asian friends can help here. Just give them some time to reply. Cheers
Very nice office, I like these panels so different!!!
Good luck figuring out what it means
I just asked my Chinese girlfriend...
She says it looks like it starts off with a year, followed by "given to the palace." She said the inscription might be related to a story the carving on the panel is showing, but she's not sure.
Lol. I didn't plan on bidding on them but when they couldn't get an opening bid I had to go for it.
Twenty panels, plus the large decorative piece above the chair. My winning bid was $250 total. No one bid because no one knew what they would do with them. In fact I wasn't sure how I would use them either but bid on them anyway. My wife suggested using t...
I think it says 元年近宮 (yuan nian jin gong).
Apparently, 元年 refers to the first year of an emperor's reign. 近宮 I presume means he entered the palace? Ymmv.
I think it says "元年進宮"
However, not sure what that means. Very cool panels by the way.
I think you're right. My bad.
It means enter the palace. Colloquially, it can also mean enter a jail.
I think I might have a good guess!
Sorry for the double post. just saw the post above so edited to say I agree with it. (I had a super long response that didn't make nearly as much sense once there other poster wrote out the characters 😂). Fun times trying to dredge up my classical Chinese...
Another vote for the emperor entering the palace
I think the first characters are an archaic form of first year.
Gentlemen’s Club
Wow, that is some office, do you get any work done with all the distractions? It looks like a place that I would happily visit and talk watches over a drink.
My wife calls it the "scholar's room" after we visited a room of that name at the Metropolitan Museum in New York soon after I finished the room. She says it sarcastically of course. Lol.
Since I'm retired it really isn't used as much as an office as it is just a place to relax.
