Songhua inkstone with “Dragon Educating the Cub” motif (with wooden box), Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)-China Archive

Songhua inkstone with “Dragon Educating the Cub” motif (with wooden box), Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

Image Number: K1F000161N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Songhua Stone
Description:
Irregular rectangular green inkstone. The head of the inkstone is carved with cloud dragon patterns. The head and body of a dragon billow in the waves. Under the waves, there is a pool with a brown red dragon ball embedded in it; A young dragon is embossed at the bottom left of the pool, looking back at the big dragon behind. The large dragon is embossed on the upper edge of the inkstone, and the body of the dragon is looming in the clouds. The edge of the inkstone surface is ribbed, and the inner circle is the ink pool. On the surface of the inkstone, there is a thick oval shaped ink hall. The central part is engraved with a running script: “The stone of a fist is hard, and the water of a spoonful is clean.” One square seal and one round seal are carved. The round seal is carved with a line of four character seal characters: “master of the body”. The upper and lower seal characters are carved with the divinatory symbols of heaven and earth, and the left and right sides are carved with dragon patterns; The square is engraved with two lines and four characters in Yin: “Kangxi Chenhan”. The beginning is inscribed with a two character oval seal: “Five Clouds”. The lower left corner is engraved with regular script: “To Yin Zhen”. Irregular rectangular brown wooden box, with child and mother openings, wide edges on the back, and a layer of yellow paint on the whole body. The cover is engraved with a running script in the shade: “It has a long life and a moist texture, green color and clear voice, and the ink is beneficial to the hair, so it is also a treasure.” Two square seals are also carved. One is engraved with two lines of two character seal: “Kangxi”, and the other is embossed with two lines of four character seal: “Jigu Youwen”. On the left side, a yellow sign was pasted, and the ink was written: “On the green stone inkstone side.” It can be seen from the inkstone inscription that this inkstone was given by the Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Shizong was still the prince.