Lot 207

TWO BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN INKSTONES
ONE WITH TIANQI MARK, LATE MING DYNASTY





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
£750
Description
the first painted around the sides with four mythical lions divided by leafy peony sprays, the base inscribed with a six-character Tianqi mark; the second decorated with small floral panels reserved on a composite geometrical and diaper ground (2)
Dimensions
largest 17.2cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance:
From an Edinburgh collection.
Note:
For a comparable porcelain inkstone from the Wanli period, see Bonhams' sale in their London rooms on 08.11.2018, lot 141.




