Name ;  Brush rest Inkstone          Size; 17.7x4.8x2.5cm
    Brush is not included
       

The inkstone, together with the ink brush, inkstick and Xuan paper, are the four writing  implements traditionally known as the Four Treasures of the Study.
        She inkstones (simplified Chinese: 歙砚); come from She County (Anhui Province) and Wuyuan County (Jiangxi Province). Both counties were under jurisdiction of the ancient She Prefecture of Huizhou during the Tang Dynasty when the She inkstone was first made. This stone is a variety of slate and like Duan stone is categorized by the various mines from which the stone was obtained historically. It has a black color and also displays a variety of gold-like markings. She inkstones were first used during the Tang Dynasty