A Chinese Song-style the circular 'yixing' inkstone
A Chinese Song-style the circular 'yixing' inkstone, of disk form, the central depression carved in raised relief with an archaistic-style rabbit staring at the moon, encircled on the raised rim with an inscribed imperial poem with Qianlong Yuming and one seal reading de, the side inscribed with the title of the inkstone, Fang Song yu tu chao yuan yan ('An inkstone made in the Song style depicting the pure white rabbit looking at moon'), contained in a fitted circular zitan or hardwood box with the cover inset with a circular piece of agate carved with a dragon, encircled by the same poem carved into the box and picked out with gold, 20th century, the inkstone 10.5cm diameter and the hardwood box 12.4cm diameter, the inkstone 401 grams, the wood box and cover 222 grams仿宋代璧形砚（带砚盒）
Condition Report: Good condition
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A Chinese Song-style the circular 'yixing' inkstone, of disk form, the central depression carved in raised relief with an archaistic-style rabbit staring at the moon, encircled on the raised rim with an inscribed imperial poem with Qianlong Yuming and one seal reading de, the side inscribed with the title of the inkstone, Fang Song yu tu chao yuan yan ('An inkstone made in the Song style depicting the pure white rabbit looking at moon'), contained in a fitted circular zitan or hardwood box with the cover inset with a circular piece of agate carved with a dragon, encircled by the same poem carved into the box and picked out with gold, 20th century, the inkstone 10.5cm diameter and the hardwood box 12.4cm diameter, the inkstone 401 grams, the wood box and cover 222 grams仿宋代璧形砚（带砚盒）
Condition Report: Good condition
