Inkstone inscribed with characters “rong de”, with fitted box of glass and fish fossil inlay, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign（1662-1722）

Inkstone inscribed with characters “rong de”, with fitted box of glass and fish fossil inlay, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign（1662-1722）

• Image Number: K1F000271N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Studio implements
• Function: Stationery
• Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Songhua Stone
• Description:
  The square green inkstone has a “Rong” character in shallow relief on its surface. The strokes on both sides reach the lower edge of the line of sight. The rest of the strokes are concentrated on the top. The “Kou” character is used as the inkstone pool. A small piece of green stone is used to carve a seal character “De”, which is embedded in the center of the pool. The stone is moist. A thick oval shape is left on the surface of the inkstone as the ink hall, and a little ink mark is left. The rest is polished smooth. The whole body of the inkstone has different green natural stripes. The back of the inkstone has wide ridges around it, and the lower part of the central recess is engraved with a running inscription: “For the sake of peace, it is for the eternal years.” It is engraved with square and round seals, and the round one is engraved with a line of four character seal characters: “Master of Body Yuan”. The upper and lower seal inscriptions are respectively engraved with Qiangua and Kungua, the left and right sides are engraved with a dragon pattern, and the head of the dragon is up and down; The square is engraved with two lines of four character seal character: “thousands of spare time”. The dark yellow square inkstone box, the box cover and the box body are connected by the inkstone body, and the whole body has different natural textures. The cover decoration is divided into two layers: the upper layer is inlaid with a fish fossil, and the periphery of the fossil is inlaid with a purple stone rectangle; The lower layer is square and inlaid with two antique dragon and phoenix patterns carved from purple stones. A dragon head is carved in the upper two corners, and a phoenix head is carved in the lower two corners. The decorative pattern is slightly banded around the perimeter. A glass is embedded under the decorative pattern, which can see through the inkstone surface. There is a wide ridge around the back of the box, and a layer of brown yellow paint has been peeled.