Ink box - Porcelain - China - first half 20th century

o reserve price! Chinese porcelain small lidded ink box relief décor, marked –China- 20th Century On offer is a Chinese porcelain yellow glazed ink box (also called a seal paste box) with a very fine and detailed relief décor of a boy on buffalo in a landscape with bridge, mountains and trees. The box is marked with a not yet identified incised 4-character makers seal mark. This rare ink box with yellow glaze was often reserved for the imperial family, or court representatives. Provenance: Found and bought in China, inland. Note; An ink box is a round porcelain lidded box traditionally used at the scholar’s desk to store red ink for calligraphy and seals and to keep the ink moist. Date: first half of the 20th Century Size: This box measures 6,5 cm across and 2,5 cm in height. Condition: In excellent uncleaned “as found” condition! No damage except some glaze imperfections Will be packed very well and shipped with registered track/trace with insurance. Combined shipping possible

Estimate:$224.42

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