COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M010A0018
Title:
Song-hua stone inkstone shaped like a gourd
Creation Date:
Yong-zheng reign, Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1723
End Year Date:
A.D.1735
Dynasty:
66 Yong-zheng reign (A.D. 1723~1735)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 19.6 cm; Width: 8.7~14.0 cm; Thickness: 1.4 cm; Thickness: 3.5 cm (with lid)
Material:
Song-hua stone
Form:
Yan (ink-stone)
Type:
Studio accessories
Subject:
Vegetable
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This inkstone is made of songhua stone, shaped into a gourd. It is green and has a slanted strip-like pattern on the stone. The inkwell is situated on the upper part, and below it is the ink-face where ink is ground. Above the inkwell, a bat is embossed. The bat has spreading wings and is in the gesture of drinking water. The back of the inkstone is chased with an inscription in li-shu (square character) by Yungzheng. The inscription writes: to use it with peace such that it lasts forever. An endorsement from Yungzheng follows.
ImageV ID:
M010A0018AS003
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications