FOUR-PIECE CHINESE HARDSTONE LITERATI WRITING SET. COMPRISES A TEARDROP-SHAPED INKSTONE BASE DECORATED WITH A TAOTIE MASK DESIGN AND THREE CYLINDRICAL SEALS. THE CENTRAL MAIN SEAL IS TOPPED BY A SCULPTED MYTHICAL BIXIE BEAST KNOB, ACCOMPANIED BY TWO SMALLER SEALS WITH RECESSED INCISED LIDS. ALL PIECES ARE CRAFTED FROM A GREY MOTTLED HARDSTONE WITH A MATTE SURFACE FINISH. THE REVERSE BASE OF THE INKSTONE BEARS AN INCISED CIRCULAR GEOMETRIC PATTERN WITH SCRIPT TEXT, WHILE THE UNDERSIDES OF THE THREE SEALS ARE INCUT WITH TRADITIONAL ZHUANSHU SCRIPT CHARACTERS.
CHINESE INKSTONE & SEALS SET
FOUR-PIECE CHINESE HARDSTONE LITERATI WRITING SET. COMPRISES A TEARDROP-SHAPED INKSTONE BASE DECORATED WITH A TAOTIE MASK DESIGN AND THREE CYLINDRICAL SEALS. THE CENTRAL MAIN SEAL IS TOPPED BY A SCULPTED MYTHICAL BIXIE BEAST KNOB, ACCOMPANIED BY TWO SMALLER SEALS WITH RECESSED INCISED LIDS. ALL PIECES ARE CRAFTED FROM A GREY MOTTLED HARDSTONE WITH A MATTE…