AN INSCRIBED ‘HEART SUTRA’ DUAN INK STONE

Lot 3134
06.12.2022 10:00UTC +08:00
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HKD 120 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 871625
Lot 3134 | AN INSCRIBED ‘HEART SUTRA’ DUAN INK STONE
Estimate value
HKD 120 000 – 180 000
The ink stone is carved with two dragons striding amidst scrolling clouds in pursuit of a flaming pearl, which encloses four characters, guxi tianzi ('seventy-year-old Son of Heaven'), all above of a recessed grinding surface framed on three sides with a pair of finely incised archaistic dragons. The reverse is finely carved in high relief with a luohan seated against a tree holding a fan. The sides are inscribed with The Heart Sutra, a Qianlong date corresponding to 1791, and chen Dong Gao mu shou jing shu ('respectfully carved by your servant Dong Gao').
8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) long, jade-inset hongmu box
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