A BOX OF INKSTICKS DEPICTING THE ILLUSTRATION OF AGRICULTURE AND SERICULTURE, FOUR INKSTONES AND A DUNHUANG MURAL RUBBING
28.02.2023 14:00UTC +08:00
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189000HKD HKD 189 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | Hong 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
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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| Art style: | Modern art |
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