SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)

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A RECTANGULAR 'ORCHID PAVILION' TAOHE INKSTONE
SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
The rectangular inkstone is carved on top with a shaped grinding surface beneath an inscription in stone-drum script, followed by a signature of Liang Kui, dated to the third year of Jiatai reign, corresponding to 1203. The sides are finely incised with scenes from the Eighteen Luohans Crossing the Sea. The sloping underside is carved with a leaf incised with two characters in seal script, cang jing, 'collection of sutras', against a ground of swirling clouds and waves.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long, burlwood stand and cover, Japanese wood box

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Su Zhu An Collection, Kyoto

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Compare to two oval Taohe inkstones similarly carved with scenes from the Eighteen Luohans Crossing the Sea, one in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Four Treasures of the Study - Writing Paper and Inkstones, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2005, p. 33, no. 21, the second in the Tianjin Museum, published in Zhongguo wenfang sibao quanji 2: yan, Beijing, 2007, p. 79, no. 89.

Liang Kui (1101-1215) was a Song-dynasty scholar-official, carver and painter, known for delivering subject matters realistically as a result of his extensive travel experiences.

SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)

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