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Lot Essay
The three-character seal on the top of the stone reads shiyanzhai, 'Ten Inkstones Studio', and the four-character seal on the side reads xintian zhen shang, 'A treasure of Xintian to appreciate'. The three-character inscription on the cover of the box reads duohong yan, 'Clay Rainbow Inkstone'; the lengthy inscription reads, huang xintian xiansheng jiu wu, bai'er tian fu weng cang, 'An old piece from Mr. Huang Xintian, In the Collection of The Rich Old Man of the Hundred and Two Inkstones'; while the seal appears to read shoumen, 'Gate of Immortality'.
The names xintian, 'Bitter Asarum Field' and shi yan zhai, 'Ten Inkstones Studio' are the zi and hao respectively of Huang Ren of Yongfu in Fujian province, who was awarded the juren degree in the Kangxi period and published two well-known collections of poetry.
The name bai'er yan tian fu weng, 'One Hundred and Two Inkstones Rich Old Man', is the hao of the famous artist Jin Nong (1687-1764), one of the 'Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, the name shou men, Gate of Immortality, was the zi of Jin Nong.
The names xintian, 'Bitter Asarum Field' and shi yan zhai, 'Ten Inkstones Studio' are the zi and hao respectively of Huang Ren of Yongfu in Fujian province, who was awarded the juren degree in the Kangxi period and published two well-known collections of poetry.
The name bai'er yan tian fu weng, 'One Hundred and Two Inkstones Rich Old Man', is the hao of the famous artist Jin Nong (1687-1764), one of the 'Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, the name shou men, Gate of Immortality, was the zi of Jin Nong.