清 天紀三年銘磚硯|Ink palette carved from an ancient brick
Unknown Artist
19th century; brick dated CE 279
Medium
Earthenware, wood
Dimensions
Inkstone with base and cover: H. 2 5/16 (5.9 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) Inkstone: H. 1 1/2(3.8 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Classification
Ink
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Accession Number
2015.500.6.21a–c