ID 718792
Lot 757 | A STEATITE TORTOISE-FORM INKSTONE AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The inkstone is carved as a tortoise standing on four short legs and with head turned to one side. The domed shell-form cover is carved on top with the Eight Trigrams set within the cellular pattern of the shell to form a circle. There are traces of earth and cinnabar.
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's New York, 3 June 1988, lot 91.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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