N O.396 ◉Oga Stone Inkstone (Square with Maki-e Lid) ⭕️This is an elegant and affordable craft item with Sendai Hagi (bush clover) lacquer maki-e, making it a piece that would appeal to women. ※A separate maki-e artist has colored the lid, which is very labor-intensive. ◉4.2 sun (approx. 12.7 cm) [1] Length: 121mm (lid: 121mm) [2] Width: 61mm (lid: 61mm) [3] Thickness: 18mm (lid: 7mm) Weight: 280g (lid: 128g) Total: 408g [4] Maker: Shihodo [5] Engraving Signature: None [6] Box: Paper tomobako (matching box) with maroon cloth (134mm x 71mm x 30mm) Includes a single shiori (explanatory note). [7] Condition: No major scratches or damage. [8] Shape: Square Sendai Hagi Maki-e Inkstone with Matching Lid ◉About the Work Oga stone is pure black, resistant to compression and bending, and suitable for inkstones due to its low water absorption. The history of Oga inkstones is said to date back 600 years, and it is said that Date Masamune also admired this high-quality stone and made inkstones. ◯This work is a small inkstone with a matching lid, finished by an Oga inkstone craftsman, and is suitable for enjoying kana and small characters. As it has a matching stone lid, it holds ink well and is easy to use. It takes twice as much effort to make the inkstone. The stone pattern has a mottled pattern from the inkstone sea to the bottom of the hill. Especially on the lower left side of the hill, there is a slightly silvery stone pattern, making it unique. When light is applied to the hill, it appears to shine in a mottled silver color on a jet-black background. Three points of the characteristic dark brown color of Oga stone are left on the underside of the inkstone rim and the upper right side of the inkstone shadow. It is an affordable size, elegant, and finished to appeal to women. ◉Please refrain from purchasing if you are overly concerned about details. ※Please make your judgment after carefully viewing the images. ◉Reference Shiun Stone Inkstone, Oga Stone Inkstone, Toryusai, Moriyuki Endo, Kokuji Inkstone, Amehata Inkstone, Mine Inkstone, Amatoba Inkstone, Seiken, Yahei, Yataro, Takada Inkstone, Wakada Inkstone, Moroka Stone Inkstone, Horaiji Inkstone, Hozan, Nachiguro Inkstone, Tamaishi, Komine, Tosa Inkstone, Nakamura Inkstone, Soryu Stone Inkstone, Nabekura Ryukei Inkstone, Shuseki, Akama Inkstone, Takuji Horio, Shinobu, Yuiseki, Shoryuzan, Gyokuchiken, Teisai, Kokei Inkstone, Yodo, Yakushima Inkstone ※Please read my profile. ※Please see the works I have posted so far. (There are about 70 other items.)