ID 905553
Lot 920 | A SHE RECTANGULAR INKSTONE AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The flat cover is carved in shallow relief with a court lady dressed in sumptuous robes holding a sheet of paper in one hand and a brush in the other. She stands in an elegant interior, with a low table behind her and a tall oil lamp and drapery tied with tasseled cords at one side. The grinding surface is gently rounded and slopes down to form a water well at one end, all enclosed by a narrow raised frame and raised on short bracket legs. The smoothly polished stone is of an even steel grey color.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4593.
| 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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