This tiny boat was carved from an olive pit by Ch’en Tsu-chang in 1737 and measures just 1.4 by 3.4 centimetres. Inside the boat are eight figures, with the Song Dynasty poet Su Tung-po sitting beside the window at the table. The poet's Latter Ode on the Red Cliff which includes more than 300 characters is engraved on the bottom of the boat. The boat’s ornately carved windows are actually movable!
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