Duan inkstone with mythical tortoise carrying books, Song dynasty (960-1279)-China Archive

Duan inkstone with mythical tortoise carrying books, Song dynasty (960-1279)

Image Number: K1F001546N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Song dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Endstone
Description:
The end stone is a natural child stone, which is slightly modified into a round shape with light purple and white color. The surface of the inkstone is flat and slightly hollow. The head of the inkstone is half moon shaped and the ink pool accounts for about one third of the surface of the inkstone. In the center of the ink pool, a turtle backed camel shaped calligraphy is embossed, with the head facing upward. There is a stone eye on the upper right, which is yellow and blue. The surrounding edge is lined with clouds and clouds. The back of the inkstone is shallow and concave. The red cliff on Su Dongpo gives a scene, and the upper left side also has a small eye, which is lined with the scene, like a beautiful mountain wall cloud covering the moon, The feeling of the boat comes out of the water. Four or five people in the boat seem to be singing happily. The composition is extremely exquisite. The right side of the inkstone is keyed with the inscription of Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty, Regular script: “The Holy Tortoise bears the book. It came from Luoshui, Hong Fan and Jiuchou. This is where it really comes from. If Rili and Tianxin are reasonable, who carved the back? It’s just for Su Ziyue to travel high in the back of the hill. I’m not sure about it. I think about its purpose. Or the Snow Hall once wrote a book, wrote its truth, and made friends with the inkstone. I doubt that Dongpo said so.”. The title of the inscription is “Emperor Qianlong’s Imperial Inscription”, with a seal printed on it, which is called “Tai Pu”. According to this inscription, it is also recorded in the Collection of Imperial Poems and Prose.