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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG HSIANG-HSI
A RECTANGULAR DUAN INK STONE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A RECTANGULAR DUAN INK STONE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The stone is of dark purplish-brown color, and carved with tall bamboo, pine and prunus trees (the 'Three Friends of Winter'), which are interrupted in the center by the circular grinding surface.
8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) long, fitted wood box
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The stone is of dark purplish-brown color, and carved with tall bamboo, pine and prunus trees (the 'Three Friends of Winter'), which are interrupted in the center by the circular grinding surface.
8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) long, fitted wood box
Provenance
The K'ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881-1967) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.