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172* Y
A HARDSTONE TABLE SCREEN
Qing Dynasty
The stone smoothly polished and naturally coloured with tones of beige,
grey and red, speckled with crystalline areas and inclusions, one side
carved with a U-shape, a wood stand pierced with foliate scroll work.
21cm (8 1/4in) wide x 28.3cm (11 1/4in) high. (2).

£2,500 - 4,000
CNY22,000 - 36,000

清 大理石插屏

The U-shape carved on one side of the stone implies that it could
have once been used as an inkstone. Inkstones with this U-shape are
known as crescent moon inkstones. For an inkstone with this related
crescent moon shape, see S.Kwan, Chinese Inkstones, Hong Kong,
2005, pp.224-225, no.74.

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