Description A Double-Gourd Tao Ink Stone, Songhua Ink Stone Box and Cover
葫蘆式洮砚及松花石砚匣
the soft greyish-green ink stone is carved with a double-gourd shaped well, the shallow box and cover which is finely carved on the top through the greyish-green outer layer to the purplish-brown under layer with a Chinese starling perched on the trunk of a tree. The four-character mark is incised in a line on the base of the ink stone.
Ink stone: 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 in., 15.5 x 10.5 x 2 cm. Box: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 in., 17 x 12 x 4.8 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Collection
Acquired from The Jade Dragon, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 28, 2013, inventory no. 21063.
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