ID 963333
Lot 3117 | A ‘RED-VEINED’ STONE BELL-SHAPED INK STONE
Estimate value
HKD 150 000 – 200 000
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The ink stone is carved in the shape of a bell surmounted by archaistic dragon motifs. The ink well is surrounded by a key-fret band below the grinding surface carved with a taotie motif in relief. The underside is carved with a three-character seal mark Yuexue Lou, ‘Chamber of Snowy Mount Heng’, in relief, above a medallion containing a recumbent spotted deer. Accompanied by a later softwood box and cover of conforming shape, inscribed on top of the cover with a six-character inscription, Xingyouheng Tang zhenshang, ‘Appreciated by the Hall of Constancy’.
6 1/2 in. (16.7 cm.) long, softwood box and cover
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Daoguang period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Historical era: | Daoguang period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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