Thank you for viewing. This is an item stored at home, an old Chinese ink stick. It was carefully kept by my grandmother, who was a calligrapher. Chinese Painting Ink Stick, Tessai O Ga Ho Bo Ku Finest Quality Ink Oil Smoke 101 Approximately 11.3cm x 3.1cm, Thickness 1.1cm 63g It has been used several times. There is no box or instruction manual.