A RARE SONG-STYLE INSCRIBED YIXING INKSTONE, WITH ZITAN BOX AND COVER YUTI MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG, DATED TO 1778 the circular yixing inkstone of disk form, the central depression carved in raised relief with an archaistic-style rabbit staring at the moon, encircled on the raised rim with an inscribed imperial poem with Qianlong Yuming and one seal reading de, the side inscribed with the title of the inkstone, Fang Song yu tu chao yuan yan ('An inkstone made in the Song style depicting the pure white rabbit looking at moon'), contained in a fitted circular zitan box with the cover inset with a circular piece of white jade carved in Han style, encircled by the same poem carved into the box and picked out with gold, and dated to the spring of Qianlong wuxu year, corresponding to 1778, with one seal reading Qianlong yuti INKSTONE: 13CM., 5 1/8 IN. BOX: 14CM., 5 1/2 IN.
A RARE SONG-STYLE INSCRIBED YIXING INKSTONE, WITH ZITAN BOX AND COVER YUTI MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG, DATED TO 1778 the circular yixing inkstone of disk form, the central depression carved in raised relief with an archaistic-style rabbit staring at the moon, encircled on the raised rim with an inscribed imperial poem with Qianlong Yuming and one seal reading de, the side inscribed with the title of the inkstone, Fang Song yu tu chao yuan yan ('An inkstone made in the Song style depicting the pure white rabbit looking at moon'), contained in a fitted circular zitan box with the cover inset with a circular piece of white jade carved in Han style, encircled by the same poem carved into the box and picked out with gold, and dated to the spring of Qianlong wuxu year, corresponding to 1778, with one seal reading Qianlong yuti INKSTONE: 13CM., 5 1/8 IN. BOX: 14CM., 5 1/2 IN.
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