A CHINESE CARVED JADE INKSTONE 9.5x13x1 cm x Weight 271 gram. carved in the form of a flattened vase supported on a short spreading foot, rising to a waisted neck flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, the neck decorated with two pairs of confronted kui dragons between two keyfret bands, the body and the interior of the vase slightly recessed to form the well, similarly carved on the back in low-relief with an elephant, the head slightly turned to its back, detailed with long tusks, a curled trunk and wrinkled skin, the stone of pale celadon tone with traces of russet flecks