- 606
A 'DUAN' INKSTONE WITH DEDICATION TO HE GUOCHANG REPUBLICAN PERIOD
Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 HKD
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Description
- ink stone
the sloping trough carved in high relief with a bat with wings spread out, the reverse carved with nine further bats along the steep slope, incised on one side with a two-column dedication, wood cover
Catalogue Note
The mark Bengsheng found on this ink is a sobriquet (hao) for the late Qing official He Guochang, who was sent to study in Japan 1904, and was later associated with the revolution group of Sun Yat Sen in bringing the Qing Dynasty to an end.