inkstone

Also known as ink stone

An inkstone is a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink. In addition to stone, inkstones are also manufactured from clay, bronze, iron, and porcelain. The device evolved from a rubbing tool used for rubbing dyes dating around 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. It is part of traditional Chinese stationery.

Key facts

Chinese.s: 砚台
Chinese.t: 硯臺
Chinese.kanji: 硯
Chinese.hiragana: すずり
Chinese.hangul: 벼루
Chinese.revhep: suzuri
Chinese.rr: byeoru
Chinese.chuhan: 硯
Chinese.qn: nghiên
Chinese.p: yàntái
Chinese.j: jin6-toi4
Chinese.y: yihntòih
Chinese.image: East Asian calligraphy scheme 01-en.svg
Chinese.katakana: スズリ
Chinese.t2: 墨硯
Chinese.s2: 墨砚
Chinese.j2: mak6 jin6-2
Chinese.gan: nyien5 tai

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Early history
Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties
Qing dynasty
Material and construction
Quality of inkstones
Four Famous Inkstones
Usage
Gallery
See also
Notes
References

==History==

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