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#端砚

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  July 18, 2026

  A Shape Borrowed From an Imperial Academy

  The Biyong inkstone's round form, set inside an octagonal frame, copies the shape of a Han-dynasty imperial academy — moated on every side, round as a jade disc.

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  July 16, 2026

  Stone That Aged Like Tea

  A square Duan-stone inkstone made from quarry stock Baoputang had set aside since the 1960s — and a craft divided between two pairs of hands, sixty years apart.