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A SONGHUA INK STONE A LACQUERED WOOD INK STONE AND
KANGXI INCISED AND GILT FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF EMBELLISHED ‘PRUNUS AND PHEASANTS’
THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
STAND AND COVER BY LU KUISHENG
The rectangular ink stone is carved with a sloping ink well DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
surrounded on three sides with kui-dragon motifs with a pair of
The top of the ink stone has a shallow ink well surrounded by a
angular dragons confronted on a pearl to the top of the ink well.
raised border, the reverse with a concave cavity transitioning into
The centre of the recessed base is incised and gilt with the Kangxi
a convex semi-sphere. Accompanied by a fitted lacquered stand
reign mark.
inscribed with a square maker’s mark on the underside reading, Lu
6‰ in. (17.1 cm.) long, jade-inset wood cover and wood stand
Kuisheng zhi, ‘made by Lu Kuisheng’, and a lacquered cover inlaid
HK$240,000-350,000 US$31,000-45,000 with a pair of pheasants resting on prunus branches flanked by
flowers in different materials including agate, malachite, soapstone
and mother-of-pearl.
᪺༒ᶑ ᖳ⩈⊆㢰㹪♄㟍ᑝ⋞ 6º in. (15.9 cm.) long
Ǘ༒ᶑໞ⽗ǘዠ㕺╌ᕋטᢎ
HK$260,000-400,000 US$34,000-51,000
PROVENANCE
A Japanese private collection

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