COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M010A0037
Title:
Inkstone made from Han Dynasty roof tile of the Tong-que Tower
Creation Date:
Han Dynasty
Start Year Date:
B.C.206
End Year Date:
A.D.220
Dynasty:
12 Han Dynasty (206 B.C.~A.D.220)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 27.9 cm; Width: 16.5 cm; Thickness: 2.0 cm
Material:
Roof-tile
Form:
Yan (ink-stone)
Type:
Studio accessories
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The inkstone is arched and rectangular, like a regular roof tile. The gourd-shaped ink-face glides in the upper part to form a 1.5cm deep inkwell. Above the ink-face in the middle, an inscription of six characters in zhuan-shu (seal style) is chased: a treasure belongs to Qianlong for examination and amusement. There are three other inscription chased on three corners. The zhuan-shu (seal style) inscription in a square stamp on the upper left is a title of a writer in pseudonym or a title of a fictional writing. The li-shu (square style) inscription on the upper right belongs to a literary official: "A treasure prized and preserved by literary official Lin." The li-shu (square style) inscription on the lower left writes: "A treasure prized and preserved by the Taoist priest of Shuijin gong." In addition to these inscriptions, there are a number of stamp signatures that belong to some prominent officials of Qianlong's administration. There is a zhuan-shu (seal style) stamp from the band of WangYoudung, a li-shu (square style) stamp from Li Zhongwen, and a kai-shu (regular style) stamp from Qiu Yuexiu, and another from Liang Xizheng. Besides the inscribed signatures, there is also a poem composed by Tong Bangwei in xin-shu (running style).
ImageV ID:
M010A0037AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications