A RARE VARIEGATED GREY-GREEN SLATE MODEL OF A QIN
MING/QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
A RARE VARIEGATED GREY-GREEN SLATE MODEL OF A QIN MING/QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) Of Confucian type, made of smooth variegated grey-green slate with paler and darker grey swirled markings, possibly green duan stone, gracefully waisted along two ends of the body, the slightly convex top inlaid along one side with thirteen copper studs ( hui ), the underside a separately made inset plate of similar material cut with two rectangular sound holes, the longer 'dragon's pond' revealing a twelve-character inscription and the shorter 'phoenix pool,' both below the seven tasseled white jade tuning pegs, zhen , at the broad end, each tuning peg attached with a string stretched over the upper surface and secured on the underside to either of the two white jade flower-form yazu , 'Wild Geese Feet' on the underside, with two square white soapstone corner supports at the back 46¼ in. (117.5 cm.) long, brocade cover, Japanese wood box
A RARE VARIEGATED GREY-GREEN SLATE MODEL OF A QIN
MING/QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
A RARE VARIEGATED GREY-GREEN SLATE MODEL OF A QIN MING/QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) Of Confucian type, made of smooth variegated grey-green slate with paler and darker grey swirled markings, possibly green duan stone, gracefully waisted along two ends of the body, the slightly convex top inlaid along one side with thirteen copper studs ( hui ), the underside a separately made inset plate of similar material cut with two rectangular sound holes, the longer 'dragon's pond' revealing a twelve-character inscription and the shorter 'phoenix pool,' both below the seven tasseled white jade tuning pegs, zhen , at the broad end, each tuning peg attached with a string stretched over the upper surface and secured on the underside to either of the two white jade flower-form yazu , 'Wild Geese Feet' on the underside, with two square white soapstone corner supports at the back 46¼ in. (117.5 cm.) long, brocade cover, Japanese wood box
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