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A BOX OF INKSTICKS DEPICTING THE ILLUSTRATION OF AGRICULTURE AND SERICULTURE, FOUR INKSTONES AND A DUNHUANG MURAL RUBBING

Lot 128
28.02.2023 14:00UTC +08:00
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HKD 189 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 908463
Lot 128 | A BOX OF INKSTICKS DEPICTING THE ILLUSTRATION OF AGRICULTURE AND SERICULTURE, FOUR INKSTONES AND A DUNHUANG MURAL RUBBING
Estimate value
HKD 10 000 – 20 000
A Set of Twenty-Four Inksticks Depicting the Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture with box
Each inkstick measures 7 cm. (2 3/4 in.) in length
Box measures 23 cm. (9 in.) in length
NOTE: There are twenty sticks depicting sericulture, three sticks depicting agriculture. Each carved with an imperial poem on the reverse. One inkstick carved with the Preface to Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture.

Rectangular Inkstone
17 cm. (6 3/4 in.) in length

“Bamboo Motif” Inkstone
19 cm. (7 1/2 in.) in length

“Five Bats” Inkstone
15 cm. (5 7/8 in.) in length
Flower and bird painting carved on the reverse

“Plantain Leaf and Lady” Motif Inkstone
17.5 cm. (6 7/8 in.) in length

Dunhuang Mural Rubbing
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
104 x 65.5 cm. (41 x 25 3/4 in.)
With one seal of Dunhuang Fine Art Research Center
Art style:Modern art
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