The Social Life of Inkstones

Dorothy (Columbia University) Ko

University of Washington Press, 2017

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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
9780295999180
ISBN-10
0295999187
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2017
Publication date
2017-03-07
Pages
336
Dimensions
191x264x28
Weight
1118