Duan Inkstone and Case
purplish grey with white-grey inclusions, with a yellow-green mynah's eye raised above the grinding surface; mynah's eye carved with a petal-like surround with a flame above as if dropping from the sky; grinding surface surrounded by lip dividing it from the lip and forehead which runs off the bottom edge; oval shaped eye has grey centered pupil with a yellow-green concentric layer; underside is flat and undecorated; enclosed in a wooden case with cover
- Date
- c. 1200-1279
- In our collection
- since February the 23rd, 2011 up to now
- Dimensions
- 1 x 4 3/16 x 6 15/16 in. (2.54 x 10.64 x 17.62 cm) (stone only)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Duan stone, wood
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 5% oxygen 83% cadmium 11% atium 0% copper 1%