A large Chinese carved inkstone , early 20th century, the irregularly shaped ink stone carved as two dragons flying amidst clouds and chasing a pearl on the top, the left corner carved with an apocryphal qianlong mark, 33cm x 31cm Provenance: formerly from a private collection, purchased in Tokyo in the 1940s and by descent from Californian estate 民国 双龙赶珠"乾隆之宝"款砚台 Condition Report: scratches to the surface