COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M010A0027
Title:
Old Duan stone inkstone shaped like a goose
Creation Date:
Song Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.960
End Year Date:
A.D.1279
Dynasty:
39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 21.2 cm; Width: 11.8 cm; Thickness: 3.9 cm
Material:
Duan stone
Form:
Yan (ink-stone)
Type:
Studio accessories
Subject:
Animals
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The piece overall looks like a goose turning its head on its back. The piece is made of a purplish duan stone with visible white spots, and the design of a goose is inspired by the original shape of the stone. The goose's back is treated as the ink-face, and its joints of both wings form two depressions to serve as inkwells. On the neck area, a hole is dug between the ink-face and the inkwell to allow water flow. The goose head looks back to face the ink-face. A pebble is used to imitate the eye. The body is carved with a feather-pattern. On the back of the inkstone, a pair of webfeet is carved to imitate a paddling motion. In addition, a poem by Qianlong is carved in kai-shu (regular style).
ImageV ID:
M010A0027AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications