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Gourd-shaped Inkstone
made of Sunghua Stone
Yung-cheng period (A.D.
1723-1735)
Ch'ing Dynasty
Length: 18.4cm
Width: 13.2cm
Thickness: 1.4cm
This gourd-shaped
inkstone is made of green
Sung-hua stone. Its ink-
grinding surface is slightly
concave. The water reservoir
is located towards the top
of the gourd, decorated with
a bat design above the pool.
Inscribed on the slightly
depressed underside surface
of the inkstone are characters
by the Yung-cheng emperor,
and a Yung-cheng reign-seal.