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A WHITE JADE INKSTONE AND A 清 白玉鐘形硯及碧玉隨形雙龍喜字紋硯盒一組
SPINACH-GREEN JADE INKSTONE
BOX AND COVER 來源:
Spink & Son，倫敦，1933年10月 (據R.H.R.帕默帳本)
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
雷金納德暨莉娜．帕默伉儷珍藏，編號 106
The inkstone is of bell shape with a recessed well of uniform
shape and a very slightly concave grinding area, all within
a raised border. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale
greenish-white colour. The spinach-green jade inkstone box
and cover are of same shape and carved on top of the cover
with two confronting dragons surrounding a character xi
(happiness); the stone is of a dark green colour with some
inclusions.
Inkstone: 3√ in. (9.8 cm) long
Inkstone box & cover: 4¡ in. (11.2 cm.) long

HK$100,000-150,000
US$13,000-19,000

PROV ENA NCE:
Spink & Son, London, October 1933, as recorded in the
RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 106

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