A carved shoushan inkstone

A carved shoushan inkstone
Qing dynasty
Of thick rectangular section, the thin reddish-purple layer across the top of the otherwise olive green matrix carved as a dragon amid clouds above, and a carp rising from water below, the recessed ink reservoir and grinding surface, the side walls diagonally notched to suggest a scalloped edge to the foot surrounding a shallow recessed base (chips, staining from use); with fitted hongmu cover and storage tray.
7/8 x 9 x 4 3/4in (2.3 x 223 x 12cm) the inkstone (3).