Jade Crouching Beast-shaped Inkstone Drop

[Jade Crouching Beast-shaped Inkstone Drop]

Jade Crouching Beast-shaped Inkstone Drop is bright, 12.7 cm long, 6.5 cm wide, and 5.1 cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The inkstone jade is bluish white, lying in the shape of an animal, which is slightly similar to the style of the Han Dynasty to ward off evil spirits, but has great changes. The head of the animal has two horns, thick eyebrows, large eyes, a small feather cup in its mouth, four limbs lying on the ground, the limbs are decorated with flame patterns, the back is decorated with bone vertebrae, and the tail is rolled. The abdomen has four characters of “Qianlong system”, which is carved after. There are holes in the back to open the abdomen, and the empty abdomen can store water
Inkstone drops are stationery articles, which are usually equipped with a drip. You can use the drip to suck out the water stored and drop it on the inkstone. In the Han Dynasty, there were many types of jade inkstone drops, such as flying bears, sleeping sheep, devils and doves, which were often imitated by future generations. In the Ming Dynasty, this kind of inkstone drop was also known as “water cheng”, and it was also used for water storage and furnishings in the study.