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A BURLWOOD CONCH-FORM WATER COUPE
QING DYNASTY

naturalistically carved in the form of a hollowed conch, the top with a
perching frog and a sh emerging from crashing waves, the interior
covered in red lacquer with traces of gilt, the wood of a dark reddish-
brown color with a lustrous patina
Length 6⅛ in., 15.5 cm

LITERATURE
Wang Qinglu, Zhongguo mincang wenwu jianshang congshu. Wenfang jiya
723 [Private collections in China. Treasures for the scholar’s desk], Beijing,
2007, pl. 31.

$ 4,000-6,000

724 戜峷᷃Ḏ 2007 31

A GREEN ‘DUAN’ INKSTONE AND A ‘ZITAN’ BOX 724
AND COVER
QING DYNASTY

the inkstone of rectangular form, the top with a grinding surface leading
to a recessed well, framed by a slightly raised border, the underside with
a slightly recessed base, the smoothly polished stone of a dark green
color, the conforming box and cover with the straight sides rising from
four low bracket feet to a slightly rounded top, the densely grained wood
of a dark reddish-brown color (3)
Length of inkstone 5⅜ in., 13.7 cm
Length of box and cover 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm

LITERATURE

Wang Qinglu, Zhongguo mincang wenwu jianshang congshu. Wenfang jiya
[Private collections in China. Treasures for the scholar’s desk], Beijing,
2007, pl. 96.

$ 8,000-12,000

戜峷᷃Ḏ 2007 96

725

A YIXING ‘HANJUN’ TEAPOT AND COVER, SIGNED
WANG YINCHUN
EARLY 20TH CENTURY

nely potted with the straight sides rising at an angle from a slightly
recessed base to an angled shoulder, set with a short gently curved
spout opposed by a loop handle, the at cover surmounted by an arched

nial, inscribed to the base with a six-character mark reading Yangxian
Xiyinshiwang (Wang from the Xiyin Studio, Yixing), the underside of the
handle with a two-character mark reading Yinchun (2)
Width 4⅞ in., 12.4 cm

$ 5,000-7,000

725

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