Lot 313 , A Chinese inscribed bronze ink box, early 20th century, width 14cm

A Chinese inscribed bronze ink box, early 20th century, engraved with the seated figure of a sage with an attendant in an interior and a landscape scene with calligraphic inscriptions to the top right and lower left to the cover,
width 14cm
Estimate £800-1,200

Purchased by the owner in Singapore when they lived there from 1952-1953.

The cover has some minor occasional scuffs and scratches and the base has some slight denting and undulation to the interior base panel and the underside base panel is scuffed and scratched with slight bowing inward at the centre and there is some black patches in each corner where a black pitch or ink has been stuck and worn away, there is typical minor casting imperfections on the inside of the box which is consistent with how the piece is made.


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Sold for £1,100