Detail View: National Palace English: Old Duan stone inkstone with six dragons
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Work ID:
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M010A0040
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Title:
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Old Duan stone inkstone with six dragons
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Creation Date:
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Qing Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.1644
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1911
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Dynasty:
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63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Length: 27.4 cm; Width: 18.7 cm; Thickness: 7.2 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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Dragon
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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This inkstone is sculpted into an elliptical shape from a piece of duan stone. Except for the ink-face where ink is ground, the sides are carved with six dragons coiling with one another in a sea of clouds. The inkwell is situated in the middle of the dragons, and on its top and bottom, there are two stone-eyes. This image approximates the dragons playing with pearls. The color of the inkstone is banana-leaf white, the greenish white color that resembles the color of young banana leaves emerged from the purple base color of the inkstone. The right side reveals a natural pattern, huona, resulted from the change of the mineral composition of the stone over time. The back of the inkstone has five stone-eyes surrounded by the pattern of drifting clouds. It also has an inscription without an endorsement. The left side has a poem by Qianlong, inscribed in kai-shu (regular style).
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ImageV ID:
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M010A0040AS002
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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