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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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AN INSCRIBED DUAN INK STONE AND AN INSCRIBED CHENGNI SHIQU
INK STONE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The Duan ink stone is incised with a three-character seal mark reading Shiyan zhai, ‘Ten
Ink Stones Studio’, with another four-character square seal on the side reading Xintian
zhenshang, ‘Appreciated by Xintian’.
Duan ink stone: 6⅝ in. (17 cm.) long., rosewood box
Chengni ink stone: 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) long
The inscriptions bear the studio name of Huang Ren (1683-1768), an early-Qing dynasty
scholar and poet, who was known for his collection of ink stones.
The reverse of the Chengni ink stone is incised with a figure of Bodhidharma, follower by an
inscription signed Wu Changshuo. (2)
reverse side
HK$50,000-80,000 US$6,500-10,000

清十九世紀 端硯及澄泥石渠式硯
端硯承「莘田珍賞」及「十硯齋」兩銘文。
黃任（1683-1768），字莘田，號十硯老人。曾任廣東四會縣令。以藏書及硯台而聞
名。
marks
澄泥硯銘文：
面壁九年石留影，要知妄動不如靜，參書畫禪領此境。
甲寅元日昌碩銘。

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