Ink Stone with Cloud Design, 1686, Cha Sheng, Chinese, 1650 - 1708, 7-5/16 x 5-7/8 x 1 in. ( x x cm), Tuan stone, China, 17th century, Cha Sheng, from Hai-ming Chekiang province, was a leading scholar, Han Lin academician, palace official, painter, and calligrapher. Upon gaining his doctorate (chin-shih) in 1688 he was made Vice Supervisor of the household of the heir apparent. Carved with a pleasingly simple design of swirling clouds, the reverse side of

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