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Refined Clay Archaistic
Shih-ch'u Inkstone
Ch'ien-lung period (A.D.
1736-1795)
Ch'ing Dynasty
Tradition has it
that refined clay inkstones
were made at Chiangchow
(modern Hsin-chiang,
Shansi) in the T'ang and
Sung periods using mud and
sand from the Fen River. The
mud was sifted, packed into
a silk bag, and lowered into
the river to rinse for a
year. Finally the refined
clay deposit in the bag was
fired in a kiln to make the
inkstone. This inkstone was
made for the Ch'ien-lung
Emperor in archaistic style.