East Asian Inkwells

Edward Farmer Chinese Carved Jade & Agate Dragon Inkwell W/ Gold Gilt Filigree. Edward I. Farmer (1872-1942) was a well-known art dealer in New York City with over twenty-nine years of experience in the field. His galleries at 5 West Fifty-Sixth Street and 16 East Fifty-Sixth Street offered a wide variety of Chinese works of art as well as European antiques. With an interest and flair for both Eastern and Western antiques...

Very large ink stone used to prepare ink, probably for very large brushes for calligraphy. Decorated with two Fô dogs. China, early 19th century Measures:...

Inkstone with a house under a pine tree, China, 20th century. Measures: H: 2 cm, W: 20.5 cm, D: 14.2 cm.

An antique Chinese Aesthetic Movement inkwell offers cube form with spherical hinged lid having Cloisonne enameled geometric and floral decoration, seated on beveled onyx base, circa...

Antique figural Chinese carved soapstone sculptural inkwell features bi-colored dragon set in rolling sea waves and having carved top with koi (fish) finial, en verso dated with carv...

Modeled as a stylized hare with long ears, the round body inspired by the moon’s shape, to which the hare is often associated in Japanese culture. Suiteki are small containers used to hold the water which is dropped on the inkstone during the grinding of the ink stick.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver inkstand and pen stand made by Woshing - boxed; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Chinese silver inkstand and pen rack has an incurved shaped form. The surface of the stand is embellished with engraved scale textures accented with fluctuating spine style ornamentation, all on a matte background; this ornamentation reflects the classic shapes and designs pertaining to oriental dragons. The surface of the stand incorporates an oval recess, composing a pen well. This inkstand features two embossed decorated dragon ornaments which duplicate as a secondary pen receiver. The rim of the body of the Chinese silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied moulded decorated border. This antique hallmarked silver inkstand is supported by four impressive ball style feet. The stand has a plain integrated receiver to accommodate the original hallmarked ink pot. The ink pot has a square cut cornered form accented with a cylindrical neck. The body of the ink pot is embellished with an applied floral design to each side, all on matte backgrounds and encompassed with plain chamfered borders. This exceptional antique ink pot...

A Chinese Export Silver and wood Inkstand with dip-pen dating from around 1885. The hinged ink bottles are decorated with embossed chrysanthemum to the sides and the covers are plain...

A beautiful dark green agate ink stone from China. The water well is in the shape of a peach, which symbolized immortality in Chinese Mythology.

An extraordinarily beautiful Chinese ink stone from the late 18th Century. Beautifully carved and in perfect condition considering it's age. The pati...

Ink pot collection ranging in sizes from 1" to 2 1/2" tall and 1" to 2" wide

A 19th century Chinese scholars' brush pot with heavy relief depicting scholars in a landscape with pine trees and horses. Pagoda Red Collection #: BTF04...