Ink stone

Museum number:
9-13653a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210913653a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3314
Description:
ink stone with stand; a - stone, oval, floral carving at one end; b - stand, oval, brown stained wood; ink and water are mixed on the surface in preparation for Chinese calligraphy. This specimen is regarded as commonplace. Serious collectors in this category would not bother with them since they do not show intricacy of carving. Probably used in villages although not by average agriculturalists. Origin: Mainland China. Purchased at curio/2nd hand shop.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Hong Kong
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ink stone, accession number 9-13653a,b, described as ink stone with stand; a - stone, oval, floral carving at one end; b - stand, oval, brown stained wood; ink and water are mixed on the surface in preparation for Chinese calligraphy. This specimen is regarded as commonplace. Serious collectors in this category would not bother with them since they do not show intricacy of carving. Probably used in villages although not by average agriculturalists. Origin: Mainland China. Purchased at curio/2nd hand shop.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ink stone, accession number 9-13653a,b, described as ink stone with stand; a - stone, oval, floral carving at one end; b - stand, oval, brown stained wood; ink and water are mixed on the surface in preparation for Chinese calligraphy. This specimen is regarded as commonplace. Serious collectors in this category would not bother with them since they do not show intricacy of carving. Probably used in villages although not by average agriculturalists. Origin: Mainland China. Purchased at curio/2nd hand shop.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ink stone, accession number 9-13653a,b, described as ink stone with stand; a - stone, oval, floral carving at one end; b - stand, oval, brown stained wood; ink and water are mixed on the surface in preparation for Chinese calligraphy. This specimen is regarded as commonplace. Serious collectors in this category would not bother with them since they do not show intricacy of carving. Probably used in villages although not by average agriculturalists. Origin: Mainland China. Purchased at curio/2nd hand shop.

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