California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 October 23, 2021  October 23, 2021

 Lot # 9251 
A CHINESE INK CAKE 'HORSES' CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT    清嘉慶 曹素功制墨


  • Dimension: Height: 5 3/8 in (13.7 cm) Width: 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $800
  • Estimate To: $1500

Chinese. Of cylindrical form, the body moulded with horses with corresponding names and seal marks, the base inscribed with mark. Qing Dynasty period.


墨上施“紅綠藍黃等諸彩,繪雙駿馬,駿馬兩兩相望,雄壯健碩。“古希天子”“乾隆辰翰”“乾清宮鑑藏寶”“神品”等印文。底部“大清嘉慶年曹素功造”款識。(曹素功:曹素功,清代四大製墨名家之一,世家製墨,與汪近聖、汪節庵、胡開文並稱清代四大墨家。 來源:密蘇裡州堪薩斯城私人收藏
Provenance: Property from a Kansas City, Missouri Family Estate