A Large Soapstone Inkstone Carved with the Ten Signs of Long Life (Shipjangsaeng)
Joseon dynasty (late 19th century)
Of rectangular shape, carved with a smooth circular plate for grinding ink and crescent-shaped reservoir, representing the sun and moon, surrounded by a deeply carved border of other symbols of the Ten Signs of Long Life, including auspicious fungus, bamboo, pines, rocks, deer, birds and clouds, the stone greyish-black with green patches from the natural coloration of the material
14 3/8 x 9¼ x 1in. (36.6 x 23.4 x 2.7cm.)
A Large Soapstone Inkstone Carved with the Ten Signs of Long Life (Shipjangsaeng)
Joseon dynasty (late 19th century)
Of rectangular shape, carved with a smooth circular plate for grinding ink and crescent-shaped reservoir, representing the sun and moon, surrounded by a deeply carved border of other symbols of the Ten Signs of Long Life, including auspicious fungus, bamboo, pines, rocks, deer, birds and clouds, the stone greyish-black with green patches from the natural coloration of the material
14 3/8 x 9¼ x 1in. (36.6 x 23.4 x 2.7cm.)
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