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Inkstone with Moon and Star
Motifs with Su Shih Mark
Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-
1279)
Made of Tuan River
stone from Kwangtung,
the sloping back of this
inkstone is densely strewn
with greenish-yellow "eyes"
of varying heights. Each
"eye" is carved on the
tip of a round column,
symbolizing the celestial
"star columns." There is
also another "eye" on the
face of the inkstone, on
the edge of the ink trough,
which is carved like a full
moon. This makes manifest
the idea that "when inky
clouds obscure the moon,
the stars twinkle brightly
in the sky."