Natural-stone inkstone with depression shaped like tadpole, Yang Mingshi, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1F000157N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Endstone
Description:
The inkstone is slightly round, with medium thickness and thin edges. It should be a natural child stone. It should be trimmed slightly. It is elegant and natural. The inkstone is dark and firm. The surface of the inkstone is flat. The head of the inkstone is carved with a Kedou as the ink pool. It is very natural and lovely. The circumference of the inkstone is engraved with a second inkstone from Yang Ming’s time. The seal script says, “Only if you don’t abandon your father and get the stone in the river, it is firm and sharp, and the Hu carving is simple. It is a Si inkstone. It is called Tadou. Our friends will live forever.” The back of the inkstone is engraved with a poem written by the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The seal character reads: “If you don’t carve or carve, it is suitable for the beginning. The inkstone pool is as powerful as heaven. In order to tell people how to learn calligraphy, you must learn from this point on.” The title of the poem: “Qianlong Wuxu Imperial Title of the Xia Dynasty” (43, 1778), with a seal of “Delightful”. According to this poem, it was also recorded in the eighth and fourth volumes of imperial poems of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Volume 22, Page 2.