Porcelain inkstone in yellow glaze, Xing ware, Tang dynasty (618-907)-China Archive

Image Number: K1F000146N000000000PBH
Dynasty: Tang dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The porcelain inkstone is covered with glaze except the surface of the inkstone. High wall, hollow cavity, round ink pool above, which is not only the hole of kiln burning, but also warm water to warm inkstone. Put the inkstone upside down and horizontally, its shape is rectangular, slightly close to the trapezoid, the rear end is slightly high and wide, the front end is slightly narrow and low, the four corners are round, and the top surface is slightly concave in the center, obviously the original shape is a porcelain pillow. This kind of porcelain pillow with smaller size has appeared many times in tombs and kiln sites of the Tang Dynasty. It was thought that it was a pulse pillow for medical diagnosis. The central inscription of the 56th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1791) is engraved with a regular script: “The root of porcelain is to clear the mud. The tiles of the Han Dynasty or the common people are not to be seen in the imperial palace. It is as old as jade. It looks like the clear mud in the jade hall is also inferior to that in the imperial palace of 1911 in the dry land.” Seal: “Bide”, “Langrun”.