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AN UNUSUAL CARVED MYTHICAL BEAST DUAN INKSTONE
LATE QING DYNASTY
The large duan bolder carved as a ferocious qilin with rugged horns and a curled mane, with an inscription carved to its sides, its back fitted with a hardwood cover with a further insciption dated Ding You, Winter, protecting a rounded rectangular inkstone above a deep well--11 3/4in. (30cm.) long
LATE QING DYNASTY
The large duan bolder carved as a ferocious qilin with rugged horns and a curled mane, with an inscription carved to its sides, its back fitted with a hardwood cover with a further insciption dated Ding You, Winter, protecting a rounded rectangular inkstone above a deep well--11 3/4in. (30cm.) long