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A SUPERB AND RARE DUAN INKSTONE, 北宋 端石「天硯」 The tradition of making inkstones began in the Northern It is rare to find a Duan inkstone that has been preserved in
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY Song dynasty and has since been highly valued amongst its natural state. The inkpool gives the impression of being
來源： scholars. The most cherished type of Duan inkstone was the naturally formed through water erosion. Compare a similarly
lacquer box and cover of conforming shape 繭山龍泉堂，東京 purplish-brown variety, typically reserved for the privileged formed Song dynasty inkstone with similar characteristics
18.5 cm few – scholars, sages and monks. Featuring exquisite use in the Taipei Palace Museum, illustrated in Cheng Chia-
展覽： of the natural colours found in the material, they were Hua, Ancient Inkstones Illustrated in the Imperial Catalogue,
PROVENANCE 《名硯展》，繭山龍泉堂，東京，1987年，編號12 considered the most prized item in a gentleman’s studio, Taipei, 1997, cat. no. 27.
Mayuyama & Co. Ltd, Tokyo. symbolizing refinement and sophistication. They were
出版： quarried and carved in Guangdong Province, Suzhou and
EXHIBITED 北畠雙耳及北畠五鼎，《観硯録》，東京，1984年， Beijing.
Meiken-ten [Masterpieces of Inkstones], Mayuyama & Co., 頁73-76
Ltd, Tokyo, 1987, cat. no. 12.
LITERATURE
Soji Kitabatake and Gotei Kitabatake, Kankenroku, Tokyo,
1984, pp. 73-76.

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