Detail View: National Palace English: Old Duan stone inkstone shaped like a goose
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Work ID:
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M010A0027
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Title:
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Old Duan stone inkstone shaped like a goose
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Creation Date:
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Song Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.960
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1279
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Dynasty:
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39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Length: 21.2 cm; Width: 11.8 cm; Thickness: 3.9 cm
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Material:
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Duan stone
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Form:
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Yan (ink-stone)
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Type:
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Studio accessories
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Subject:
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Animals
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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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).
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ImageV ID:
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M010A0027AS003
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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