A PAIR OF INSCRIBED ZITAN CHESS JARS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Each jar is carved on the exterior with transcriptions of inscriptions found on various archaic bronzes. One jar is incised with the signature Yiquan.
5 5/8 in. (14 cm.) diam., box(2)
Yiquan, born Wen Shupei (1764-?), was the second son of the renowned scholar Wen Fangwang. Yiquan was a noted scholar-official himself, especially for his talent in calligraphy