Songhua stone peach-shaped inkstone

[Songhua Stone Peach-shaped Inkstone]

Songhua Stone Peach-shaped Inkstone, Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, 6.7 cm long, 6.4 cm wide and 0.8 cm thick. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The inkstone is made of songhua stone, which is in peach shape. The round inkstone hall and shallow inkstone pool are carved. The inkstone back is engraved with the “Kangxi Year” style. The inkstone box is also carved from songhua stone, and is carved into peach fruit with purple, green and ochre, which is quite vivid
Songhua stone is also called Songhua jade and Wula stone. It is named because it is produced in the Songhua River basin in the northeast. Its stone texture is warm and moist, the surface texture is clear, and the depth is alternate. Its colors include green, yellow, purple, white, gray, black, etc., and green is the best. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it was ordered to be mined and processed by the internal court office, which became the unique imperial inkstone of the Qing Dynasty
This inkstone is green in color, fine in texture, alternating in depth and light in texture, and exquisite in shape. The three-color stone carving as an inkstone box is also unique. It is the characteristic of inkstone used by Emperor Kangxi