A SONGHUA-TYPE INKSTONE

A SONGHUA-TYPE INKSTONE

18TH-19TH CENTURY

The greyish-green stone is of irregular form, carved with a gnarled pine branch bordering the well and inscribed along the edge dated the winter month of jiazi year. The underside is inscribed Yanqiu ge cang yan which may be translated as \'Inkstone treasured in the Pavilion of Prolonged Autumn\'.

6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long