carved with the mouth of the bottle at the top of the qin in the area known as the 'phoenix tongue', the body of the instrument wrapped with a piece of brocade and fastened with a toggle, the stone with enhanced russet coloration, stopper (2). Height 4 3/8 in., 11 cm.
Property from the collection of Robert and Maurine Muntz
Provenance: Robert Hall, London, 1977.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept. 2016, 10:30 AM