Handengraved Inkstone Tea Tray Antique Style Tea Boat Chinese Master Artwork Teapot Holder

This very old-fashioned tea tray is made of 100% She inkstone, inspired by Longmen Grottoes engraved on the tea tray, which is very Zen and classic.

She inkstones come from She County (Anhui Province) and Wuyuan County (Jiangxi Province). Sometimes She ink slabs are referred to as Longwei inkstones. Both counties were under the jurisdiction of the ancient She Prefecture of Huizhou during the Tang Dynasty when the She ink stone was first made. This stone is a variety of slate and like Duan stone is categorized by the various mines from which the stone was obtained historically. It has a black color and also displays a variety of gold-like markings. She ink stones were first used during the Tang Dynasty.

According to records, this region was part of an ocean 13 billion years ago. The mud and other substances formed these rare inkstone slates through glacier and volcano movement. This is part of the reason that She inkstone is quite costly.

An inkstone is traditional Chinese stationery. It is a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink. The inkstone is Chinese in origin and is used in calligraphy and painting.

dimension：
style1 diameter 29cm width 20cm height 2cm weight 2.3kg
style2 length 28cm width 14cm height 2.5cm weight 1.6kg
style3 diameter 36cm width 17cm height 2cm weight 2.4kg

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