A RARE SMALL CHENGNI POMEGRANATE-FORM INKSTONE

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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A RARE SMALL CHENGNI POMEGRANATE-FORM INKSTONE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Modeled and carved in the shape of a pomegranate with a leafy branch at one end above a very shallow well and the smooth grinding surface, of reddish color
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long, zitan box and cover

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Lai Loy and Son, Hong Kong, 1986.

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This inkstone appears to be of a type known as chengni, which first appeared during the Tang dynasty, and which is considered one of the four most important inkstone materials in China, which include She, Duan and Tao stones. It is made from sifted river mud from Shanxi province in northern China that is filtered, molded, carved, fired and polished producing a very smooth inkstone with stone-like qualities. The reddish color of the present inkstone is called xiatouhong (shrimp's head red).