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A DUAN ‘CLOUDS AND RIVER’ INK STONE ᪺ᕴ ᤪׁ Ⓖ⊆Ǘ᥆ᢸᨄǘ⋞ᖴ
SIGNED BY NIANQU, LATE QING-EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD
⓺័ߴ㠺厍᭢᫔ᰠǮሗࡅ
The greyish stone is carved in a naturalistic form, the edges are
delicately carved in low relief with densely scrolling clouds. The 㙄㪪ᆨ⓺⏁ǯߴ㠺厍 ✙㧾⩞ࣸჺⵖء卿ㄍᝳ⡚ᢐְᄂℒǯ❥㢙
pinkish-grey inclusion to the edge of the underside is embellished ޔ⽗཰೥ओǯሗࡅߴǯ
with a river coursing through rocks. The side of the base is
inscribed ‘shui gui tong’ in archaic script, indicating the name of 㢲቎ 卿ໃሗࡅ卿᱆ᮅ᫔໫⥂ իᴓᰲ ՞ǯ᳖ថᭆ
the mine, and signed Nianqu. The box is decorated with a prunus ߝംՒ໶Ǯໝ⩢ǯ
branch and is also inscribed and signed Nianqu.
9 ¿ in. (23.2 cm.) long
HK$150,000-200,000 US$20,000-26,000
Qian Xun (1853-1927), sobriquet Nianqu, born in Zhejiang,
was a scholar and diplomat in the Late Qing to early Republic
period. He was sent on diplomatic missions worldwide, such
as to Japan, Korea, Europe and Russia, including serving as
minister to the Netherlands and Italy. At the end of his career
he held a position under Yuan Shikai.

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