ID 1164942
Lot 1239 | A CREAMY WHITE SOAPSTONE MOUNTAIN
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The front is incised with two poems, one referring to plum blossoms and the other to bamboo. A third poem by Li Shangyin (AD 812-c. 858) is inscribed on the reverse.
5 1⁄8 in. (13 cm.) wide, cloth box
Provenance
Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, 10 February 1991.
Literature
Nicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 101, no. 57.
Exhibited
Brussels, Kredietbank Gallery, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, 25 October-17 December 1995; Luxembourg, Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February-13 April 1996.
| Medium: | Soapstone, Stone |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Bronzes, Marble, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Medium: | Soapstone, Stone |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Bronzes, Marble, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
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