A SCROLL-FORM DUAN INK STONE AND A ROCK CRYSTAL BRUSH REST

Lot 1180
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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Prix de départ
$ 8 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 1180 | A SCROLL-FORM DUAN INK STONE AND A ROCK CRYSTAL BRUSH REST
Valeur estimée
$ 8 000 – 12 000
A SCROLL-FORM DUAN INK STONE AND A ROCK CRYSTAL BRUSH REST

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-19TH CENTURY

Decorated on both sides with poetic inscriptions about writing, the ink stone is carved on the top with a circular well surrounded by clouds. The bottom is additionally inscribed with a five-character seal reading, wenzhang qiangu shi (excellent articles will be read for thousands of years). The brush rest is carved in the form of a six-peaked mountain range, with waves incised at the bottom and lingzhi etched on the reverse.

Ink stone: 3 3⁄4 in. (9.4 cm.) wide, zitan box

Brush rest: 4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) wide, hardwood stand, cloth box







Provenance

Ink stone:

Nicholas Grindley, London, 1998, 0998-43.

Ian and Susan Wilson, San Francisco, C85.



Brush rest:

Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco.

Ian and Susan Wilson Collection, San Francisco, C42.





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