NO.2011  AN INSCRIBED DUAN INKSTONE

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
(box: late qing dynasty or republic period)
Diameter: 16cm
box: 19.5*19.5*8.8cm
The inkstand is carved with lotus leaf shape. The underside is carved in Li script 隶书 with a twenty-character inscription indicating this inkstone belonged to Ji yun 纪昀. The characters are"荷叶承露，滴滴皆圆，可辟文心，妙造自然", with a carved allover decorated hardwood box.

Ji yun: also known as Ji Xiaolan, was a chinese philosopher, politician and writer. He was an influential scholar of qing dynasty and many anecdotes have been recorded about him.
纪昀（1724.7.26-1805.3.14）字晓岚，清代著名文学家、政治家、诗人。

清乾隆  纪晓岚砚铭诗紫端随型砚