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~520 AN ‘ORCHID PAVILION’ DUAN INK STONE 明 端石蘭亭硯

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) 來源

The rectangular ink stone is carved on the top with a scene from the 大阪藤田美術館珍藏，入藏於1940年前。
Orchid Pavilion Gathering, all surrounding a fat, irregularly-shaped palette
beneath the inkwell carved and pierced in the form of a fowing stream. The 長方形。硯面雕刻蘭亭景色，以曲水作墨池，下方平坦處作硯堂，硯側刻通景蘭
four narrow sides are further carved with scenes from the Orchid Pavilion 亭修褉圖，並題刻詩文。硯背平坦，滿刻《蘭亭序》。硯石呈紫色。附天地蓋式
Gathering, depicting scholars at leisure in a lush bamboo grove by the 硯盒，蓋上題識曰「方以觀品，貞惟守黑，君子寳之，義其在斯。碧園五兄屬，李
riverside. The sunken base is incised entirely with the Preface to the Poems 圭作竹臣刻」。
Collected from the Orchid Pavilion.
明 端渓石蘭亭硯
8√ in. (22.6 cm.) long, wood base, wood cover with poetic inscription
followed by 'ordered by Bi Yuan wuxiong, composed by Li Gui and inscribed Please note that the use of the symbol ~ for this particular lot is in reference
by Zhu Chen’ only to the accompanying wood stand [or box/other as applicable] for the lot.

$8,000-12,000 Please contact the sale coordinator if you have any questions.

PROVENANCE

Fujita Museum, Osaka, acquired prior to 1940.

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