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A RARE AND FINE CHINESE ELL-YELLOW CHENGNI INKSTONE, MING DYNASTY (1368 - 1644)
Both side of the inkstone has been inscribed, with a carved mark of "Feng Fanggang Zhen Cang". It's with a fitted hongmu box, the cover of the box inscribed and signed by Wu Dacheng (1835 - 1902).
Weng Fanggang (1733 - 1818) was a leading scholar-official, calligrapher, and connoisseur of the Qing dynasty. Renowned for his rigorous scholarship and advocacy of evidential research (kaozheng), he was also an influential collector and authority on calligraphy and antiquities.
Wu Dacheng (1835 - 1902) was a prominent late Qing scholar-official, epigraphist, collector, and artist, renowned for his studies of ancient bronzes and inscriptions and for assembling an important collection of antiquities.
明 『翁方綱珍藏 』款 黃澄泥硯 及吳大澂款硬木盒
翁方綱（1733–1818）為清代著名的學者官員、書法家與鑑藏家。其以治學嚴謹、提倡考證學（考證）而著稱，亦為重要的收藏家，並在書法與古器物鑑賞方面享有崇高聲譽。
吳大澂（1835–1902）為晚清重要的學者官員、金石學家、收藏家與藝術家，以研究古代青銅器及銘文見長，並建立了重要的古器物收藏。
源流：
據木盒題識，此藏品原為吳大澂（1835–1902）舊藏。
吳大澂（1835–1902）為晚清重要的學者官員、金石學家、收藏家與藝術家，以研究古代青銅器及銘文著稱，並曾建立重要的古器物收藏。
日本大阪一重要私人收藏。
13.5cm long; 9cm wide
Sold for $20,000
Lot 333
Both side of the inkstone has been inscribed, with a carved mark of "Feng Fanggang Zhen Cang". It's with a fitted hongmu box, the cover of the box inscribed and signed by Wu Dacheng (1835 - 1902).
Weng Fanggang (1733 - 1818) was a leading scholar-official, calligrapher, and connoisseur of the Qing dynasty. Renowned for his rigorous scholarship and advocacy of evidential research (kaozheng), he was also an influential collector and authority on calligraphy and antiquities.
Wu Dacheng (1835 - 1902) was a prominent late Qing scholar-official, epigraphist, collector, and artist, renowned for his studies of ancient bronzes and inscriptions and for assembling an important collection of antiquities.
明 『翁方綱珍藏 』款 黃澄泥硯 及吳大澂款硬木盒
翁方綱（1733–1818）為清代著名的學者官員、書法家與鑑藏家。其以治學嚴謹、提倡考證學（考證）而著稱，亦為重要的收藏家，並在書法與古器物鑑賞方面享有崇高聲譽。
吳大澂（1835–1902）為晚清重要的學者官員、金石學家、收藏家與藝術家，以研究古代青銅器及銘文見長，並建立了重要的古器物收藏。
源流：
據木盒題識，此藏品原為吳大澂（1835–1902）舊藏。
吳大澂（1835–1902）為晚清重要的學者官員、金石學家、收藏家與藝術家，以研究古代青銅器及銘文著稱，並曾建立重要的古器物收藏。
日本大阪一重要私人收藏。
13.5cm long; 9cm wide
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Overall in good condition, some old chips to the extremities which are all consistent with age and use.
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