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China Chinese Song Sung Pink Stone Inkstone Ex. Nicholas Grindley ca 960-1279 AD

$ 2613.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: some scattered chips along the edges, fissures in the stone and a restored chip at the rounded end else with expected age wear as seen in the images
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Age: Pre-1800
  • Primary Material: Stone
  • Color: Pink
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Type: Ink Stones
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Region of Origin: China
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Extremely RARE CHOICE Example of a China Chinese Song Sung Dynasty Carved Pink Stone Inkstone ca. 960-1279 AD. The inkstone measures 6 3/8 inches long and weighs about 1 1/2 pounds with some scattered chips along the edges and fissures in the stone and a restored chip at the rounded end. These inkstones are usually found in an archaeological context burial site and the surface of the stone seems to scattered with evidence of such burial. Comes in a fitted silk dragon decor box with a Nicholas Grindley stock label on verso of the inkstone.