Pierre à encre carrée, Chine, socle et couvercle en hongmu, inscriptions sur le couvercle, 11x11 cm Provenance: collection Carpenter, Suisse
Pierre à encre carrée, Chine, socle et couvercle en hongmu, inscriptions sur le couvercle, 11x11 cm
Provenance: collection Carpenter, Suisse
The four large characters are shaded with a green enamel.
Heavy scratch on the underside of the lid.
Other little scratches from general use.
Small chip to the mouth of the lid.
A small triangular restoration section on the raised border of the lid.
Inkstone quite heavily stained.
Most of the corners are rounded off from contact and knocks.
Series of fresh scratches on the underside.
The stand has been stained in areas by ink, with surface scratches from general use.
Two small deeper scratches over 7 mm in length on the top surface.
A chip to two of the feet at the edge.
Collection Carpenter
Gardner C. Carpenter (1913-1952) fut nommé vice consul américain en Chine dans les années 1940 et fut témoin avec sa famille – dont sa fille et son fils