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A circular inscribed and dated Inkstone, Daoguang period…
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Sydney
Date:
11-Dec-2016
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A circular inscribed and dated Inkstone, Daoguang period (1820-1850), with a landscape (copying Wen Zhengming) below an inscription by the same artist, the reverse with a lengthy inscription by Guan Kui within a recessed square flanked by by five-clawed dragons amongst clouds, inscribed on the side rim 'Wang Jingsheng (the artist) with a cyclical date 'Jiachen, Daoguang period, 1844', 14.4 cm. Reference: please see Paul moss: Escape from the Dusty world: Chinese paintings and Literati works of Art, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, 1999, Hong Kong, pl.102 for a very similar ink cake. Provenance: Nicholas Grindley 1/3/1999, invoice no. S957
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Category:
Unclassified