Inkstick inscribed with “Biyu keyin” and dragon and phoenix pattern, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1F000099N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Plants/Ink/
Description:
The long oval ox tongue shaped ink, with a dragon and a phoenix circling and flying on its surface, and four seal characters “You can drink when you have more than a pen” on one side, is a quotation from the ancient people who couldn’t bear to use it because it was so precious. Therefore, the allusion of sipping a small amount of ink is ground, which shows that this ink can be used normally, and its precious degree is also like the good ink cherished by the ancient people. On the other side, smaller regular script characters are printed: “Ren Wu”, “Wu Mingqiu Hides Ink”, “Cheng Boxiang Engraves”.