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A SILVER-WIRE INLAID ZITAN INKSTONE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The foldable cover is inlaid in silver-wire with a taotie mask, the sides
carved in shallow relief with further taotie design, the underside of the
base is incised and gilt with a three-character seal mark, Die yan lu,
enclosed within a square.
4√ in. (12.4 cm.) long, box
HK$200,000-380,000 US$26,000-49,000
The mark Die yan lu, is the studio name of the Qing-dynasty scholar-official
Shen Bingcheng (1823-1895), who was a renowned collector of books,
bronzes, calligraphy, paintings and inkstones.
(mark)
清十九世紀 紫檀嵌銀絲饕餮紋硯 填金「鰈硯廬」刻款
沈秉成（1823-1895），清官員、藏書家。藏書樓名曰「鰈硯廬」，儲書數萬卷，
金石書畫收藏，名重一時。編纂有《鰈硯廬書目》稿本4卷。喜藏硯。
(underside 硯背)
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