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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
               2981
               A FINELY CARVED INK STONE, WOOD BOX AND           PROVENANCE
               COVER                                             Scholarly Works of Art from the Mary and George Bloch Collection,
               QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)                          sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 23 October 2005, lot 30
               The smooth surface is carved in low relief on the upper left corner
               with a fisherman, possibly Jiang Ziya, leaning over the streams,   ᪺   ⊆㢰ಡḩ㖇㮾ॲ⋞   Ǖܹჼ⽗ǖ╌ᕋטᢎ
               in adjacent to a recessed inkwell. The reverse is incised with a
               signature reading Wu Bing zhi (made by Wu Bing). The stone is   ϝᬝ
               of muted greyish green tone with striated patterns. The wood box   Scholarly Works of Art from the Mary and George Bloch
               and cover are carved with clouds and waves.       Collection卿㲞ᳰ⼖༛ᬘ卿    ჺ  ᝲ  ᚚ卿ᐽ৅  ⽚
               The ink stone 6 ƒ in. (16.5 cm.) long, the wood box 7 ¡ in.
                                                                 ⓺⫫ႚӴᙹߴǸॕჼㅳǹ❨ᝧ᪪ǯ
               (18.7 cm.) long
               HK$300,000-500,000               US$39,000-64,000




















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