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QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Details
A SHE INKSTONE AND HARDWOOD BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rectangular inkstone is carved to one side with stylised archaistic dragons and phoenixes and is incised to the reverse with a poetic inscription ending Hu Fan. The inkstone is set within a fitted hardwood box and cover of plain form.
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rectangular inkstone is carved to one side with stylised archaistic dragons and phoenixes and is incised to the reverse with a poetic inscription ending Hu Fan. The inkstone is set within a fitted hardwood box and cover of plain form.
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s.
Special notice
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