He guang tong chen 和光同塵 Hiding one’s light under a bushel, 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/6/2/11

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編號 No.：11 材質 Material：石 stone 尺寸 Size：2.10 × 2.10 cm

閒章。1964年登安刻于西冷印社。有边款。参见同时所刻9号。李约瑟自绘样式一纸，上有“和光同塵”“胜冗子”，并注：“杭州饭店420号/李约瑟”。 Whimsical seal. Like NRI2/8/6/2/9, also carved by the artisan Deng An (1905-1976) in Hangzhou in 1964. The phrase originates from Laozi’s famous Daoist text the Daodejing, and means to hide one’s talent whilst remaining among society, so is similar in meaning to “hiding one’s light under a bushel”.

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2.10 × 2.10 cm.