A silver wire-inlaid ink pourer, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Photo: Sotheby's.

of square section with a slightly tapered body, the everted rim set on one side with a small U-shaped channel, set at an right angle to a slender square-sectioned handle with a downturned stem, the flat base of the interior detailed with a wire inlay lingzhi stalk, the rim with wire key-fret band, and the handle with a foliate vine rising out of the water, fitted with a wooden cover with an old Chinese coin and a wooden stand; 10.9 cm., 4 1/4 in. Estimation 80,000 — 100,000 HKD - Unsold

Provenance: Collection of Chōhyō Tamaki (1829-1901).

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07 avr. 2014 - www.sothebys.com