Lot Essay
The Japanese wood box and box tray are inscribed with a transcription of text by Cheng Dun, a Qianlong-period calligrapher who wrote a book on tiles. (Fig. 1)
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WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
Details
TWO POTTERY TILE INK STONES
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The ink stones are made by utilizing the underside of Han dynasty roof tiles. One ink stone is molded with a four-character inscription, yong shou jia fu (receiving perpetual blessings), in miuzhuan seal script, and the other is molded with han bing tian xia (the Han Empire annexing all under heaven) in seal script.
6 1/8 and 6 in. (15.6 and 15.3 cm.) diam., wood covers, wood stands, Japanese wood box
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The ink stones are made by utilizing the underside of Han dynasty roof tiles. One ink stone is molded with a four-character inscription, yong shou jia fu (receiving perpetual blessings), in miuzhuan seal script, and the other is molded with han bing tian xia (the Han Empire annexing all under heaven) in seal script.
6 1/8 and 6 in. (15.6 and 15.3 cm.) diam., wood covers, wood stands, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Fujita Museum, Osaka, acquired prior to 1940.
Exhibited
Osaka, Fujita Museum, Chinese Painting and Scholars Objects Exhibition, Spring, 1983.
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