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Lot 93

A green jade inkstone
18th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A green jade inkstone

18th century
The rectangular scholar accoutrement carved with a quatrelobed sunk section and incised with a narrow border around the edges, the stone of green tone with white inclusions. 20.8cm (8⅛in) long.

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Provenance: according to family tradition, the collection was formed by the grandmother of the current owner, who lived in Shanghai circa 1900. She moved to Shanghai as her husband was appointed manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank.

Compare related jade and jadeite inkstones from the Palace Museum, illustrated in Classics of Forbidden City: Scholar's Paraphernalia, Beijing, 2009, pp.212-213.

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