Lot 43
  • 43

A STONEWARE INKSTONE SIX DYNASTIES

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • earthenware and stoneware
of circular form, the flat top pierced with a crescent-shaped opening to the flat well, the sides covered in a clear greyish-blue glaze, Japanese wood box; together with an iron-splashed celadon bowl, Eastern Jin dynasty, Japanese wood box

Exhibited

Iron-splashed celadon bowl:
Tokubetsu tenji inki: hai, wan, taku [Special exhibition ceramics for drinking: Cups, bowls and saucers], Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts, Osaka, 1989, cat. no. 41.

Condition

Inkstone: There is a 7.5cm crack running from the top of the inkstone over the side. There is also a 1cm crack running down the side, through two horizontal glaze cracks. Bowl: This is in good condition, but there is some degrading to the glaze, most likely from burial.
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