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Overview
This She-stone inkstone evokes a roof tile. Its base arranges four auspicious seal-script characters around a central boss; standard-script side inscriptions name a workshop and a collector’s studio. Cleveland associates the maker with the Wang family’s Huizhou manufactory.
An inkstone produces liquid ink by grinding a solid ink cake with water, supporting brush painting and calligraphy. Recorded ownership passes through Japanese and British collections and New York dealers before Cleveland purchased it at auction in 2023.
History & identity
Workshop of Jian Guzhai
Sources & representation
Institutional object account.
Selected bibliography
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Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Inkstone in the Shape of a Roof Tile with Seal Script Characters (2023.50)
Undated online publication; manufacture date and record timestamps are separate.
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- Complete primary institutional API object recordInkstone in the Shape of a Roof Tile with Seal Script Characters — Cleveland Museum of Art 2023.50Research access: 2026-10-21
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