Very large 6 1/2" by 10" delicately carved Chinese Soapstone Ink Pot and Brush Holder.  The oval ink pot is surrounded by lotus leaves and blooms and above it a fish jumps out of the water.  The carver used a rust red soap stone with black spots which are creatively used in the carving.  The piece is in excellent condition for its age (over 120 years old) and has been repaired in 2 places which I have pictured in photos 8,9, and 10.  The small chip is barely visible the photo is highly magnified.  The other chip on the lotus leaf I might have missed on close inspection, I found it when I was cleaning the piece.