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AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED SONGHUA ‘SUN AND MOON’ INKSTONE, GILT AND POLYCHROME LACQUERED BOX AND COVER

Starting price
HKD 320 000
Auction dateClassic
30.05.2022 11:30UTC +08:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 763486
Lot 2932 | AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED SONGHUA ‘SUN AND MOON’ INKSTONE, GILT AND POLYCHROME LACQUERED BOX AND COVER
AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED SONGHUA ‘SUN AND MOON’ INKSTONE, GILT AND POLYCHROME LACQUERED BOX AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYThe inkstone is carved as two conjoined circles representing the sun and the moon, framed by a band of keyfrets at the mouth rim. The base is incised with an eightcharacter inscription, yi jing wei yong, shi yi yong nian, ‘Through passivity to achieve perpetual continuity’, followed by a square seal containing two characters, yu ming, ‘Imperially inscribed’.Ink stone: 3 15⁄16 in. (10 cm. wide); lacquer box and cover: 4 1⁄4 in. (11 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
Historical era:Qing Dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Category:Inkstone
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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