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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 30, 2018 | Christie's | Hong Kong | Leisurely Delights of a Transient Life | 2956 | $****** - ****** | A RARE IMPERIAL INSCRIBED DUAN INK STONE |
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14.9 cm (5.88 in)
The Tsui Museum of Art
Of oval shape, the ink stone is carved with a smooth grinding surface with an olive-green ‘eye’, the crescent-shaped ink well surrounded by bosses in imitation of a drum, further carved with pairs of confronting chilong on top and below. The reverse is carved with a sunken medallion enclosing a horse-like mythical animal with two horns on the back in relief. The sides are carved with an inscription ending with Qianlong yuming ‘Imperially inscribed by Qianlong’, followed by two seals guxiang ‘fragrance of antiquity’ and taipu ‘unassuming’.