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三 3. Inkstone, yan, of shaped rectangular form, carved with a dragon amongst ruyi-head clouds above crested waves, the underside with
ruyi-clouds, the stone white, the underside with natural russet markings.

雲 The jade 3 ⅝ inches, 9.2 cm long; 2 ⅜ inches, 6.6 cm wide; ½ inch, 0.7 cm high.
龍 Qianlong, 1736-1795.
紋 Together with its hongmu fitted box, carved in relief with branches of bamboo extending over the sides, the base with recessed panel
硯 and four short bracket feet, Qianlong.

白 • From the collection of Dr John A. Campbell, Akron, Ohio. A member of the Cleveland Art Museum, he enjoyed a long
玉 friendship with Mr Ho and Sherman Lee. He taught an adult-education class on Japanese and Chinese art at Akron University

乾 and was on the Advisory Board of the College of Fine and Professional Arts at Kent State University.
隆 • A group of inkstones, most with their hardwood boxes, are illustrated by Zhao Gui Ling in Compendium of Collections in the

Palace Museum, Jade, Vol. 9, Qing Dynasty, nos. 13-22, pp. 34-43.

John A. Campbell • A similar example with relief lingzi clouds and waves, together with its silver gilt box, was included by The Metropolitan

Museum of Art in their exhibition of A Passion for Jade: The Heber Bishop Collection, 2015, no. 97, Accession No. 02.18.798a-d.

• A Ming example carved with two dragons is illustrated by Xu Lin in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Jade,

Vol. 6, Ming Dynasty, Gu Gong Inventory no. Gu 100425, no. 36, pp. 64/5; another with a pair of classical Ming dragons, the

reverse with deer and bats, was included by Marchant in their 80th anniversary exhibition of Chinese Jades from Han to Qing,

2005, no. 2, pp. 4/5.
先 • The inkstone, yan, is one of the treasures of the scholar and an indispensible tool. It provides the surface upon which the ink
生 stick or ink cake is ground and mixed with water to form an ink solution.
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