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LOT 74

Lot 74

A Pottery Roof Tile Inkstone, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)

A Pottery Roof Tile Inkstone, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Lot 74 Details
A Pottery Roof Tile Inkstone, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)

汉 '与天久长'汉瓦 清改砚台

The circular rooftile end inscribed with four seal script characters 'everlasting like the heavens' (Yu Tian Jiu Chang) in fan-shaped cartouches within circular borders, underside changed into an inkstone with a concave area used as ink well, turned into an inkstone during Qing Dynasty
diameter 7.4 in — 18.7 cm

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $492
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A Pottery Roof Tile Inkstone, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Pottery Roof Tile Inkstone, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Pottery Roof Tile Inkstone, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Provenance:

E & J Frankel Collection, New York
来源:
纽约E & J Frankel古董商旧藏

Note:

Compare with examples from Bonhams Los Angeles, December 14, 2022, lot 37; and Christie's New York, March 15, 2017, lot 519; and The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession number: 1994.605.99
类似请参考洛杉矶邦瀚斯2022年12月14日,拍品编号37;纽约佳士得2017年3月15日,拍品编号519;以及纽约大都会博物馆,藏品编号1994.605.99

Bonhams Los Angeles, December 14, 2022, lot 37
Christie's New York, March 15, 2017, lot 519
The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession number: 1994.605.99

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