Bidspirit auction | Dark jade inkstone, China, Qing

Dark jade inkstone, China, Qing dynasty, Qian Long era (1711-1799) - Height 14X9cm Dark jade inkstone; a poem is engraved on the base. Translation of the poem: With ink becomes stone of entrance into the jade spirit, with water it generates liquid that comes out of the dark mirror. This stone is sublime at the side of the virtuous lord: not to play with objects, but only to contemplate virtue.