Take, for example, the case of the tiny boat carved out of an olive kernel, which features floral-patterned windows that open and shut and extremely lifelike occupants. Even the game board on the vessel has been realistically carved, and on its base is inscribed Su Dongpo's renowned Red Cliff Rhapsody.
例如以橄欖核精雕的「核雕小舟」，舟上花窗皆可打開，舟內的人物栩栩如生，連桌上的棋盤都如實雕刻，小舟底下，還刻著宋代文豪蘇東坡《赤壁賦》全文，這樣精巧的文物，隔著玻璃窗怎麼樣也看不清楚。