Round porcelain inkstone in moon-white glaze (with a jade-inlaid case), Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1F000145N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
It is flat and round. An arc inkstone pool is chiseled on the surface, and a round hole is dug in the bottom center. It is hollow inside, and the fetal bone is slightly thick. It is coated with a thin white glaze. Light colored patterns are cut on the surface of the glaze. At the thin glaze area around the edge, there is an earthy yellow edge. There is no glaze at the bottom, and a gray loess color fetal body is exposed. The bottom of the poem is engraved with Emperor Qianlong’s “Chanting Song Jun Kiln Inkstone”. At the end of the poem, the inscription “Qianlong Xinhai Imperial Inscription” (the 56th year of Qianlong’s reign, 1791) was written, and two seals, “Understanding is not far away” and “Dechong Fu”, were affixed. With wooden box.