Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 115
A SET OF EIGHT CHINESE BLACK INK STICKS IN A FITTED LACQUERED BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY The ink...
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A SET OF EIGHT CHINESE BLACK INK STICKS IN A FITTED LACQUERED BOX
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The ink sticks moulded with scholars in landscapes and calligraphy, the fitted black lacquer box decorated with a landscape inlaid with mother of pearl on the cover, 17cm. (10)
Provenance: acquired by John Reeves after his arrival in Canton in 1812, and thence by descent.