ID 395491
Lot 1641 | A RARE DARK OLIVE-GREY STONE TILE-FORM INKSTONE
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
FIRST HALF OF 18TH CENTURY
The ink stone is made in the form of a Han roof tile, with one end gently curved and carved with a seven-character inscription, fang Han Shiqu ge wa yan (in imitation of the inkstone made from the roof tile of Shiqu pavilion of the Han dynasty), and the other end more deeply curved. The circular grinding surface has a beaded border below a poem titled langweng zan (In praise of an old man), followed by a seal reading Shiwen yin (seal of Shiwen). The underside is carved in archaistic script with four characters, Shiqu ge wa (roof tile from the Shiqu pavilion), followed by Xuande yuannian (first year of Xuande reign [1426]), and by two seals, Xuan and De, and there is a lengthy inscription on one long side which is signed Gao Fenghan.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) long
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