ID 905585
Lot 918 | A DUAN SIZHIYANG RECTANGULAR INKSTONE
Estimate value
$ 1 000 – 1 500
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The smooth purplish-grey stone is crisply carved with straight flat sides enclosing a sloping platform that descends to a deep water well at the closed end, with the opposite end and underside cut away. Both sides are carved in high relief with a flaming pearl to cleverly utilize an ‘eye’ in the stone.
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2753.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Inkstone |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Inkstone |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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