A Rare Imperially-Inscribed Hardwood Mortar
Qing Dynasty 清 (1644-1911)
A Rare Imperially-Inscribed Hardwood Mortar
18th Century, Yuzhi mark and Seal of Bi De
5 1/2 inches high, 6 1/2 inches across
The slightly rounded sides deeply and finely engraved with an Imperial thirty-two character poetic inscription from a Poem composed by the Qianlong Emperor about pine trees, the inscription set between the simply banded cylindrical foot and flat cylindrical rim, age cracks.
The inscription is a poem about Pine composed by the Qianlong emperor and is an auspicious blessing.
INV#336
