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Lot Essay
The inscription on the ink stone may be translated as, ‘in tranquility, this ink stone will last many lifetimes’, and the two seals may be translated as ‘a great number of things to do but such limited time’.
It was not until the Kangxi period that the usage of Songhua stone from modern-day Jilin province became to be highly regarded for its qualities in the grinding of ink. From the Kangxi period through the Qianlong period it was one of the preferred stones used for grinding ink. A Songhua rectangular ink stone with the same inscription and seals to the reverse from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, was sold at Christie’s New York, 25 March 2010, lot 2391.
It was not until the Kangxi period that the usage of Songhua stone from modern-day Jilin province became to be highly regarded for its qualities in the grinding of ink. From the Kangxi period through the Qianlong period it was one of the preferred stones used for grinding ink. A Songhua rectangular ink stone with the same inscription and seals to the reverse from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection, was sold at Christie’s New York, 25 March 2010, lot 2391.