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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG
HSIANG-HSI
2017
A RECTANGULAR DUAN INK STONE
The ink stone is carved with a dragon and a
phoenix confronting a faming pearl amidst
clouds between the shaped well and grinding
surface.
8º in. (21 cm.) long, wood box
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi,
1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and
thence by descent within the family.
端石雕龍鳳紋長方硯
2018
A RECTANGULAR DUAN INK STONE
18TH CENTURY, WITH A DATED INSCRIPTION
CORRESPONDING TO 1798
The ink stone is fnely carved on top with
dense clouds and with a beaded edge around
the shaped well and grinding surface. The
reverse is carved in the recessed center with
a lengthy inscription followed by a Jiaqing
2017 wuwu cyclical date corresponding to 1798.
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, wood box
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi,
1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and
thence by descent within the family.
The inscription indicates that the present ink
stone had been in the owner’s possession for
thirty years and was like a precious old friend to
him, and he would not want to lose it.
清十八世紀 端石詩文銘長方硯
2018 2018 (inscription)
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