The inkstone water-dropper was used to prepare ink for brush writing. As a traditional object in a Chinese study it can be made in any shape or design and serves both a practical and decorative function. Unearthed fro...The inkstone water-dropper was used to prepare ink for brush writing. As a traditional object in a Chinese study it can be made in any shape or design and serves both a practical and decorative function. Unearthed from kilns of the Yuan Dynasty in Longquan, Zhejiang Province in 1956, this 9.3 cm high and 17.3 cm long porcelain inkstone water-dropper vividly depicts’a boat. Narrow at either end, the tiny boat has two cabins, one for goods and the other for passengers, and rails on the boat’s sides. A man and a woman sit aboard chatting, looking carefree as they展开更多
文摘The inkstone water-dropper was used to prepare ink for brush writing. As a traditional object in a Chinese study it can be made in any shape or design and serves both a practical and decorative function. Unearthed from kilns of the Yuan Dynasty in Longquan, Zhejiang Province in 1956, this 9.3 cm high and 17.3 cm long porcelain inkstone water-dropper vividly depicts’a boat. Narrow at either end, the tiny boat has two cabins, one for goods and the other for passengers, and rails on the boat’s sides. A man and a woman sit aboard chatting, looking carefree as they
