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Vintage Chinese Ink Stone

December 17th 2016 @ 9:02pm EST
Winning Bid
$87

Item Details

A hand carved slate Chinese ink stone depicting cranes. Ink stones, originally created in the Han dynasty, emerged with the creation of ink sticks. Chinese paintings and calligraphy, either on paper or silk, are generally produced with a water-based ink created from grinding the ink with a stone and water.

Dimensions

6.0" W x 2.0" H x 9.0" D

Item #

16ATL118-040

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