Title: Ink palette carved from an ancient brick
Object type: Ink pallet
Date: 19th century; brick dated CE 279
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Earthenware, wood
Dimensions: Inkstone with base and cover: H. 2 5/16 (5.9 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Inkstone: H. 1 1/2(3.8 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Classification: Ink
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY