Minneapolis Institute of Art

Inkstone

China

Date

618–906

Medium

Duan stone

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This inkstone is carved in the form of a winnowing basket (簸箕), a favored shape during the Tang dynasty (618–907). The artisan carved the light-grained stone to reveal a dark striation in the center of the well that simulates puddled ink. The small scale and fine condition suggest that this was an object made exclusively for burial. China, Asia

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