The Social Life of Inkstones

Dorothy (Columbia University) Ko

University of Washington Press, 2021

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Follows the path of an everyday object, from quarry to deskAn inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger than an outstretched hand, is an instrument for grinding ink, an object of art, a token of exchange between friends or sovereign states, and a surface on which texts and images are carved.

ISBN-13
9780295749174
ISBN-10
0295749172
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2021
Publication date
2021-02-28
Pages
336
Dimensions
254x178x
Weight
885