WFE80 An inkstone in wooden box

十九世紀 木盒硯台

19th century 

The oval inkstone is carved on the upper part with a crane with widespread wings extending towards the back and holding a scroll in its beak. The well is carved with scrolling clouds. The back is carved with a circular coin in relief enclosing the characters 宣和通宝 (xuan he tong bao). The longyan wooden box is in the form of a melon carved with a stem issuing two leaves and tendrils 
Length of box 18.8 cm 

Provenance: An old Dutch collection acquired in the 1930s in Indonesia 

WFE 80 十九世紀 木盒硯台
時代：19世紀。
特徵：橢圓形硯台，一側刻有一隻口銜卷軸、展翅飛翔的鶴，另一側則有圓幣浮雕與「宣和通寶」四字。瓜形的龍眼木盒上有莖葉浮雕。
尺寸：木盒長18.8公分。
來源：荷蘭私人藏家於1930年代在印尼獲得之舊藏。