Duan inkstone of “Jiuzhi (nine lingzhi fungus)”, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: C1F000007N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Endstone
Description:
In the literary case, a good inkstone is indispensable. According to the article of Yanyan (inkstone) in the Chronicle of Long Things, “Yanyan takes Duanxi as the top and goes out of Zhaoqing Mansion, Guangdong Province. There is a distinction between the old and new pits, the upper and lower rocks. The stone color is dark purple, which is moist with your hands. Knocking is clear and distant. It is valuable to have green little parrots with heavy halos and eyes.” It can be seen that stone color is purple and it is expensive with eyes. This is the exhibition end stone Jiuzhi inkstone. The stone is brown with purple. It seems to be a piece of stone. Keep the stone skin. Nine columnar stone eyes of different sizes are carved above the inkstone pool, such as nine ganoderma lucidum plants. Excellent carvers show a natural appearance if there is nothing. The seal script “Nine Zhiyan. Maoyuan Wenjia” is engraved on the back The next section is engraved with a seal “Jia”, and the Qianlong Collection. Wenjia is the great uncle of Wenzhenheng. The Wen family is a cultural elite of the Ming Dynasty. They are good at poetry and painting. They are exquisite in the study. You can see something from this inkstone. (Citation