Duan inkstone contained within a nanmu box. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd.

Length 3.5 x Width 3 x Depth .5 inches(8.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm).

Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd. Chinese Furniture and Scholars' Objects. Hazlitt Gooden & Fox, 17 East 76th Street, New York 10021. T (212) 772 1950 - M (917) 945 9293 - nick@nicholasgrindley.com - rebecca@nicholasgrindley.com -www.nicholasgrindley.com. Asia Week New York. A Celebration of Asian Art. MARCH 14–22, 2014