A RARE SIGNED AND FINELY CARVED BISCUIT PORCELAIN INK STONE

EARLY/MID-19TH CENTURY

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A RARE SIGNED AND FINELY CARVED BISCUIT PORCELAIN INK STONE
EARLY/MID-19TH CENTURY
The grinding surface conceived as a pond framed by rocks and a large pine tree, with a recumbent water buffalo and a scene of a scholar approaching a village on the far shore, the maker's mark, Da Qing Chen Guozhi zhi, in seal characters in relief on the base
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) across, box

Provenance

Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London.

Literature

Paul Moss, Escape from the Dusty World, London, 1999, no. 94.
Robert H. Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Berkeley/Toronto, 2002, p. 200.

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Lot Essay

Chen Guozhi was one of several well-known potters, including Wang Bingrong and Li Youcheng, working in Jingdezhen in the early-mid 19th century who signed their more important pieces. The unusual mark emulates the six-character seal marks found on imperial ceramics made in Jingdezhen during the Qing dynasty.

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