Lot Essay
For an ink stone of similar form, see Wan Yi, Wang Shuqing, Lu Yanzhen, Daily Life in the Forbidden City, London/New York, 1989, p. 238.
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18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A SONGHUA-TYPE INKSTONE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The greyish-green stone is of irregular form, carved with a gnarled pine branch bordering the well and inscribed along the edge dated the winter month of jiazi year. The underside is inscribed Yanqiu ge cang yan which may be translated as 'Inkstone treasured in the Pavilion of Prolonged Autumn'.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The greyish-green stone is of irregular form, carved with a gnarled pine branch bordering the well and inscribed along the edge dated the winter month of jiazi year. The underside is inscribed Yanqiu ge cang yan which may be translated as 'Inkstone treasured in the Pavilion of Prolonged Autumn'.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private European Collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.