A Double-Gourd Tao Ink Stone, Songhua Ink Stone Box and Cover

葫蘆式洮砚及松花石砚匣
the soft greyish-green ink stone is carved with a double-gourd shaped well, the shallow box and cover which is finely carved on the top through the greyish-green outer layer to the purplish-brown under layer with a Chinese starling perched on the trunk of a tree. The four-character mark is incised in a line on the base of the ink stone.

Ink stone: 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 in., 15.5 x 10.5 x 2 cm. Box: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 in., 17 x 12 x 4.8 cm.

Property from a Private Chicago Collection

Acquired from The Jade Dragon, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 28, 2013, inventory no. 21063.

In overall good complete condition, having some surfaces scratches, soiling, and bruising, particularly to the corners.

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Chinese & Southeast Asian Works of Art

A Double-Gourd Tao Ink Stone, Songhua Ink Stone Box and Cover

Chinese & Southeast Asian Works of Art

A Double-Gourd Tao Ink Stone, Songhua Ink Stone Box and Cover

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