A DUAN INKSTONE BOTTLE

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A DUAN INKSTONE BOTTLE
YIN QIU GUAN ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK, 18TH CENTURY

Of flattened rounded shape, the stone carved on one side using the paler russet inclusions with birds and a tree near water in a circular vignette, and on the other side with a three-line inscription, the stone with some 'eyes', rim chips, stopper

Lot Essay

The four-character mark, Yin qiu guan zhi can be translated as 'made for the Studio of Autumn Songs'

The inscription includes 'Given by Yue Fang as a gift'