HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day
A tortoise-form pottery inkstone and cover, Eastern Han dynasty/Six Dynasties | 東漢/六朝 龜形陶硯
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December 8, 05:58 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A tortoise-form pottery inkstone and cover, Eastern Han dynasty/Six Dynasties
東漢/六朝 龜形陶硯
the base cleverly modelled in reptile form, the animal standing four square with its head raised, the incised domed shell forming the removable cover
Length 14 cm, 5½ in.
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P.C. Lu & Sons Ltd., Hong Kong, 23rd March 1987.
魯氏父子有限公司，香港，1987年3月23日