Duan stone bamboo-like paper weight, Ming or Qing dynasty, China, 16th-18th centuries. Artist: Unknown

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Duan stone bamboo-like paper weight, Ming or Qing dynasty, China, 16th-18th centuries. An unusual dark khaki-coloured duan stone paper weight carved in the form of a section of bamboo. This paper weight is unusual in the use of duan stone which is normally reserved for use as inkstones.

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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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