Cylindrical inkstick inscribed with “Shansong zhi”, attributed to Luo Xiaohua, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1F000120N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Plants/Ink/
Description:
Cylindrical ink, single horn Kui dragon embossed on the wall, the body curls up around the column from bottom to top, covered with fine fur, tiger and tiger are divine. The top of the column is printed in fine Yang script, with “Wen Bao” two seal characters in the center and a round seal, surrounded by block letters: “Mountain turpentine ink. Jiajing Yimao Xiaohua.” The bottom of the column is a glossy ganoderma with seven stems. Yimao was in the 34th year of Jiajing (1555). Luo Longwen (Xiaohua) was still the patron of Hu Zongxian’s office in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This ink may be used as a tribute to the Shang Fang for the establishment of the wedding ceremony of the Ming Shizong who believed in Taoism. Dong Qichang said that the famous ink maker, “If I go to the ink court, I will take Luo Xiaohua’s antler glue as the first, Longzhu’s as the second, and Huashan Pine’s as the second.” This ink should be like a dragon pillar.