Inkstand
81-23-32A
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 81-23-32A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 19th Century - 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Nephrite Jade |
| Iconography | Dragon |
| Description | Nephrite jade (a) ink rest for the scholar's table with a dragon among clouds and two characters meaning "joy", also two symbols for success (shing). It has a fitted wooden (b) stand. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981 |
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