JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 9 June 2026 / 10:00 am start

A Chinese red inkstone modelled as a guqin,

Estimate $360 - $550

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Lot Details

depicted partially wrapped in a fabric sleeve, patterned with flowering branches highlighted with gilt, engraved with characters to either side. Some cracks of age. In original cloth covered box. L.135mm.

A Chinese red inkstone modelled as a guqin, Image 1++
A Chinese red inkstone modelled as a guqin, Image 1++
A Chinese red inkstone modelled as a guqin, Image 1++
A Chinese red inkstone modelled as a guqin, Image 1++
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