A PURPLE DUAN INKSTONE
A PURPLE DUAN INKSTONE

QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A PURPLE DUAN INKSTONE
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The flattened thin purplish-brown stone with irregular sides, the palette surface smoothly polished, indented at one side forming an ink pool, with three green 'eyes', the reverse inscribed with a poem in running script, followed by the artist's name, Wei Song, the right-hand side incised with Yuyu Tang cang, 'Collection of the Yuyu Hall'; with a fitted burlwood box and cover, the interiors lacquered black
4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) the inkstone, 5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) box

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The name Wei Song probably identifies the well-known scholar Chen Wei Song who was known to be active during the early Qing dynasty period.

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