Lot Essay
Previously sold in these Rooms, 31 March 1992, lot 908; the present inkstone was reputedly inscribed by Zhang Daqian, and was acquired directly from the artist (fig. 1).
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SCHOLARLY PURSUITS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN EXCEPTIONAL IRREGULAR-SHAPED DUAN INKSTONE
Details
AN EXCEPTIONAL IRREGULAR-SHAPED DUAN INKSTONE
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The irregular-shaped purple stone highly polished to the top and lightly carved with scrolls interspersed with areas of natural skin and with scattered olive-green 'eye' inclusions, the reverse with an inscription, Daqian Zibao, 'Treasure of (Zhang) Daqian', followed by his hallmark, Da Fengtang, 'Hall of Strong Winds', incised within a square, complete with an 18th century carved zitan fitted box and cover
7 1/2 in (19 cm.) wide
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The irregular-shaped purple stone highly polished to the top and lightly carved with scrolls interspersed with areas of natural skin and with scattered olive-green 'eye' inclusions, the reverse with an inscription, Daqian Zibao, 'Treasure of (Zhang) Daqian', followed by his hallmark, Da Fengtang, 'Hall of Strong Winds', incised within a square, complete with an 18th century carved zitan fitted box and cover
7 1/2 in (19 cm.) wide
Provenance
Zhang Daqian (1899-1983)