Inkstone featuring well and field, attributed to Wu Jing, Song dynasty (960-1279)-China Archive

Inkstone featuring well and field, attributed to Wu Jing, Song dynasty (960-1279)

Image Number: K1F000474N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Song dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Endstone
Description:
The end stone, the inkstone is rectangular in shape, purple in color and red in color. The ink receiving part is wide, flat and slightly concave. The inkstone hall is inclined to the head of the inkstone to form an ink pool. The surface of the inkstone connects the four corners of the ink pool. There are vertical and horizontal lines in relief to form a well character. In the center of the ink pool, a recumbent cow is embossed to look back. On the right wall of the inkstone, there is a seal script: “The Sound of Heaven Pavilion plays in secret”. On the left wall, there is a Song Wu warning inscription: “That means the stone inscription is not a stone. If you work hard, your field is a service. It is beneficial and respectful.”. The back of the inkstone is recessed with the inscription of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty. The official script reads: “The inkstone learns from the well field, and the ox lies on the edge. How could it have the heart to return to the ancient times and suppress the breath and the moon? The sound of nature was once used to hide the inkstone in the leisurely Zhuzhou: playing with the charm of knowledge, and realizing that we can look forward to the past from the present. I only cherish my husband’s cultivation of the inkstone field, and lack two pieces of water to keep the incomplete edition.”, The title: “Emperor Qianlong’s Imperial Inscription”, the second seal: “A few moments of leisure to enjoy yourself”, “Getting a good taste”. According to this imperial inscription, “Complete Works of Imperial Poems and Prose of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty” is also recorded. The second volume of “Imperial Texts”, volume 39, page 8, is titled “Song Jingtian Inkstone Inscription”.