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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT WASHINGTON PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SET OF FIVE `FIVE ELDERS' INKCAKES WITHIN A FITTED BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A SET OF FIVE 'FIVE ELDERS' INKCAKES WITHIN A FITTED BOX
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each inkcake is inscribed and gilt with a poem by the maker Hu Kaiwen, followed by the artist's seal. The cover is decorated with four gilt characters reading Wulaotu mo (Five Elders inkcakes).
Box 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (24.1 x 13.9 cm.)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each inkcake is inscribed and gilt with a poem by the maker Hu Kaiwen, followed by the artist's seal. The cover is decorated with four gilt characters reading Wulaotu mo (Five Elders inkcakes).
Box 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (24.1 x 13.9 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Germany.
Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3877.
Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3877.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist