17TH/19TH CENTURY
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THREE SMALL IVORY ARTICLES FOR THE SCHOLAR'S DESK
17TH/19TH CENTURY
Comprising a small carving of a stemmed lotus pod with loose seeds; a brush with ivory handle carved in openwork as a flowering tree growing from rocks; and a curved qin-form plaque inscribed, Shi zhi shi xuan tang yi cheng ('Use until one arrives at the Hall of Profound Knowledge'), followed by a signature that may read Jin Chao, and a seal
1¾, 5 and 5 7/16 in. (4.4, 12.7 and 13.8 cm.) long, one box (3)
17TH/19TH CENTURY
Comprising a small carving of a stemmed lotus pod with loose seeds; a brush with ivory handle carved in openwork as a flowering tree growing from rocks; and a curved qin-form plaque inscribed, Shi zhi shi xuan tang yi cheng ('Use until one arrives at the Hall of Profound Knowledge'), followed by a signature that may read Jin Chao, and a seal
1¾, 5 and 5 7/16 in. (4.4, 12.7 and 13.8 cm.) long, one box (3)
Exhibited
Small brush and miniature qin: Nicholas Grindley, March 2006, nos. 5 and 25, respectively.
Special notice
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