Songhua inkstone with lid featuring squirrel and ivy, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Songhua inkstone with lid featuring squirrel and ivy, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1F000225N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Studio implements
• Archival dimension: 硯長11.6公分 寬8.3公分 高1.1公分；盒長12.2公分 寬8.9公分 高2.1公分
• Function: Stationery and stationery
• Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Songhua Stone
• Description:
  Purple oval inkstone, with three continuous arcs at the lower end. The edge of the inkstone surface has a thin ridge, and the side wall slightly protrudes a ridge near the center, so that it can be easily buckled into the box body and the box cover. Oval pool, with fine edges around the pool. The edge of the back of the inkstone is ridged, and the lower part of the central concave is engraved in regular script: “Out of the heaven, better than the jade, carved for research, pure and refined, it commands several literary works, and has been saved repeatedly.” Section: “Emperor Qianlong’s Imperial Inscription”, and two lines of seal script square print in relief: “A few moments of leisure”. The tawny oval melon shaped inkstone box has three consecutive arcs at the lower end due to the shape of the end of the melon. The box cover and the box body are connected by the inkstone body. The box is made of yellow and green stones. It is yellowish brown and has natural yellow stripes of different depths. The upper and lower ends of the cover are carved with melon ribs. Light green patterns are carved on the top. The lower right is embossed with melon leaves and vines. A squirrel is embossed on the left side of the center,