ID 912974
Lot 1222 | A SET OF FIVE 'FIVE ELDERS' INKCAKES WITHIN A FITTED BOX
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each inkcake is inscribed and gilt with a poem by the maker Hu Kaiwen, followed by the artist's seal. The cover is decorated with four gilt characters reading Wulaotu mo (Five Elders inkcakes).
Box 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (24.1 x 13.9 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Germany.
Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3877.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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