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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AuDragon, post: 372144, member: 6974&quot;]Hi Jakes, I just did a couple of searches for ink stone turtles (I think this is the name AJ was think of) but nothing even close. Most ink stones are fairly flat or at least only slightly curved to prevent the water and wet ink running off as the solid ink stick dissolved. Yours just seems too deep. Also, I just don&#039;t see a lotus flower but the tail looks bird-like to me as though it is carrying the tray on its back. Another search for this and similar results to turtle. Could it be a brush washer? The edges could hold brushes or even chopsticks, assuming this is Asian. Could it be a food bowl? I am always interested in why artists carved designs on the base of an item as in this case. Why would the base be seen, so I wonder how this was really used. Sorry I&#039;m not more help this morning. Now where is the coffee??<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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