Details A WHITE JADE INKSTONE AND A SPINACH-GREEN JADE INKSTONE BOX AND COVERQING DYNASTY (1644-1911)The inkstone is of bell shape with a recessed well of uniform shape and a very slightly concave grinding area, all within a raised border. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale greenish-white colour. The spinach-green jade inkstone box and cover are of same shape and carved on top of the cover with two confronting dragons surrounding a character xi (happiness); the stone is of a dark green colour with some inclusions.Inkstone: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) longInkstone box & cover: 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) long Provenance Spink & Son, London, October 1933, as recorded in the RHRP ledgerThe Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 106 Conditions of sale