A STEATITE TORTOISE-FORM INKSTONE AND COVER

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25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 757 | A STEATITE TORTOISE-FORM INKSTONE AND COVER
A STEATITE TORTOISE-FORM INKSTONE AND COVER

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







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Christie's New York, 3 June 1988, lot 91.
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