18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A RECTANGULAR INSCRIBED DUAN INK STONE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The rectangular ink stone is smoothly polished and carved on one side with a rectangular grinding surface. The ink stone is inscribed by Wu Changshuo (1824-1927) with a long inscription indicating this ink stone was acquired by Shiqian (Wu Yin, 1886-1922), and could date to the Yuan or Ming dynasty. The fitted zitan box is inlaid in silver with a poetic inscription in seal script discussing how to carefully store the ink stone, followed by a signature, Yunxuan Laoren (Old man of the Cloud Pavilion).
8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) long, fitted zitan box inlaid in silver wire

Provenance

The K'ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881-1967) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.

Lot Essay

Wu Junqing (1844-1927), better known as Wu Changshuo, is one of the most prominent and influential artists of modern Chinese painting. Wu was a talented and accomplished artist who integrated traditional Chinese painting styles of early masters such as Xu Wei, Chen Daofu, Bada Shanren and Shi Tao, with the art of poetry, calligraphy and seal engraving.

Shiqian was the style name of Wu Yin (1886-1922), one of the four founding members of Xiling Yinshe, 'Xiling Seal Art Society,' one of China's most important traditional seal-engraving associations.

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