ID 905535
Lot 923 | A SHE TILE-FORM INKSTONE
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 15 000
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Of thick cylindrical section, the inkstone is decorated on one side in the style of a Han pottery tile, with four large seal script characters reading qi ye yong xiang (eternal good fortune for seven generations) within fan-shaped cartouches encircling a central boss. The reverse has a slightly concave grinding surface and crescent-shaped well. The sides are incised with two inscriptions and the black stone is flecked with pale-greenish natural markings.
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) diam., lacquered cover and stand, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Private collection, Japan, 2006.
Brian Harkins Oriental Art, London, January 2007.
Hugh Moss, Shuisongshi Shanfang (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat) Collection.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. x2620.
Literature
J. J. Lally & Co., Elegantly Made: Art for the Chinese Literati, New York, 2020, no. 25.
Exhibited
New York, J. J. Lally & Co., Elegantly Made: Art for the Chinese Literati, 13-27 March 2020.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Inkstone |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Inkstone |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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