🖌️ Vintage Chinese Inkstone Well with Lid – 5.25" Square

A traditional calligraphy tool, this vintage inkstone features a round 4.25" wide well in a square 5.25" base, perfect for grinding ink sticks for Chinese or Japanese brush writing. The lid and body are carved from dense stone, giving it a weighty, substantial feel in the hand.

🖤 Details:

• Shape: Square with round ink well

• Dimensions: 5.25" x 5.25"

• Well: 4.25" diameter x 5/8" deep

• Material: Carved black stone

• Weight: Substantial and solid (exact weight upon request)

📌 Condition:

• The ink well base is in very good condition, with a couple of tiny chips at the corners (see photos).

• The lid has multiple signs of wear, including:

  • Cracks

  • Corner chips

  • Repairs (missing some small fragments but structurally sound)

• The interior well is in excellent, clean condition, ready for use or display.

This piece is both functional and decorative—a wonderful addition to any traditional calligraphy set or Asian art collection.