California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Sept. 12, 2020  Sept. 12, 2020

 Lot # 8558 
A CHINESE BLACK LACQUERED 'PEARL-STRING' TYPE GUQIN    清 黑漆連珠式古琴


  • Dimension: Length: 49 2/8 in (125.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1500
  • Estimate To: $2800

Qing Dynasty period. The flat elongated body with two waisted sections on both sides, lacquered with red paint underneath and black as the top layer, the surface ice-cracked and worn due to age, the top with thirteen inlaid studs, seven strings running over the top and tied to either of the two pegs on the back, the underside bearing a three character inscriptions and two seal marks.


古琴連珠式,形制嚴整、端莊。通體黑漆,琴面佈滿蛇腹斷紋、蕉葉斷紋,琴底有流水斷紋。琴聲清亮有玉、含雄,餘韻極長。底部完好。琴面曾因年代久遠而重修。琴名“梅栯月”,三字為金文精刻,為不可多得之妙品。 来源:洛杉磯私人藏家提供
Provenance: Property from a private collection, Los Angeles