19TH CENTURY
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A SONGHUA INKSTONE AND A FITTED ZITAN BOX AND COVER
19th century
The smooth stone of irregular shape, carved at one end with vine leaves beside a recessed ink-well, the reverse with a poetic inscription followed by two seals, the fitted cover carved in shallow relief with bunches of grapes amid vine leaves
4.5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) wide
19th century
The smooth stone of irregular shape, carved at one end with vine leaves beside a recessed ink-well, the reverse with a poetic inscription followed by two seals, the fitted cover carved in shallow relief with bunches of grapes amid vine leaves
4.5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) wide