A CATALPA WOOD ‘QIN’ WRISTREST ATTRIBUTED TO GUO SHANGXIAN (1785-1833), QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

carved in the form of a qin, the arched body resting on four bracket feet, the top inlaid with thirteen ivory studs, carved with a poetic inscription in running script followed by a square seal reading Lanshi (Orchid stone)

Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 26th/27th October 1993, lot 373.

Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 86.

This is in good condition besides some very minor splitting and staining to the end. There is also some very minor scratches to the upper and lower surfaces.
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