Size: Length 3.98" - Width 2.95" - Height 0.43"
Material: One of the best qualities of Duan Inkstone is called Banana Leaf White, which is pure and greasy.
Accessories: A wooden box & an ink stick.
Name of inkstone: XiangYun.
Meaning: XiangYun means fortune clouds. Inkstone masters like making cloud patterns very much. Because a great poet in the Tang Dynasty wrote a famous poem a thousand years ago, 'How skillful the inkstone masters in Duanzhou City are as fairies. They are stepping on the sky and sharpening the knives to cut purple clouds.'
Oriental Gift: This will be an elegant choice if you want to send a unique gift from the Orient to a client or scholar. This means best wishes. It is also great for personal collections. Duan inkstones can often be seen with amazing prices at the world famous auctions. (Nowadays, the good inkstones with beautiful boxes are always used as the best gifts in private or official activities. We provide a greeting card written in exquisite Chinese calligraphy for each customer who buys an inkstone here)
Certificate issued by DAXIDONG® 大西洞®. The owner is an alumnus of Fudan University who has a deep knowledge of Chinese history and culture. If you like, we will provide a letter explaining the Chinese cultural meaning of this inkstone's pattern when shipping.
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Chinese civilization has been written down by brush, with inkstone indispensable. Among the four famous inkstones in China, Duan Inkstone of Guangdong Province ranks first, with the good name spreading for thousands of years. In the Duan Inkstones, the quality of DAXIDONG pit is recognized as the best. The entrance of the DAXIDONG pit is located on the bank of the Xijiang River. The tunnel dug by the workers goes directly under the river. Before the last century, only when the water flow reduced in winter, the workers scooped out the water in the long tunnel with pottery relay, and dug the most precious stone materials day and night in just a month or so. Now the DAXIDONG pit has been prohibited from mining and the tunnel has been filled with river water for protection. It is very difficult to get a piece of real DAXIDONG Inkstone. Chinese nobles and literati are proud of having a DAXIDONG inkstone. Especially in the late Qing Dynasty, Zhang Zhidong, one of the most famous prime ministers, spent a huge amount of financial and human resources to mine DAXIDONG pit when managing Guangdong. The best stones were made into best inkstones, which were collected in imperial palaces and official families. Now many have entered museums or appeared at the world famous auctions. DAXIDONG®, the first class of Duan Inkstone, is honored to provide the best quality inkstones.