A GREEN 'DUAN' INKSTONE AND A 'ZITAN' BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY

the inkstone of rectangular form, the top with a grinding surface leading to a recessed well, framed by a slightly raised border, the underside with a slightly recessed base, the smoothly polished stone of a dark green color, the conforming box and cover with the straight sides rising from four low bracket feet to a slightly rounded top, the densely grained wood of a dark reddish-brown color (3)

Wang Qinglu, Zhongguo mincang wenwu jianshang congshu. Wenfang jiya [Private collections in China. Treasures for the scholar's desk], Beijing, 2007, pl. 96.