宋 琴形石硯|Inkstone in the form of a qin (zither)

Medium

Stone (slaty shale)

Dimensions

H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

Classification

Inkstone

Culture & Period

China · Song dynasty (960–1279)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Seymour Fund, 1998

Accession Number

1998.85