Shodo/Shuji Supplies... Suzuri (Inkstone) Korean Stone Inkstone - Wihwon Endstone! ○ Length 252 x Width 202 x Thickness 42 (mm) Weight 3,764g ○ Includes a black ebony lid. *Please note that the ink in image 11 is not included. ○ This is a Wihwon stone inkstone, sourced from the Yalu River on the Korean side of the border with China. The stone quality is similar to Endstone, and its ink-grinding ability is comparable to, if not superior to, Endstone Shuiyan! ○ Before the Korean War, raw stones were plentifully imported to China and Japan, but after 1950, the mining area became part of North Korea, and imports virtually ceased. Due to the current Japan-North Korea relations, exports to Japan have further stopped. ● Search "Wihwon Endstone" on YouTube to see this inkstone being introduced. Please take a look. ● It is thick and heavy, with a jade-colored rim! This is a valuable inkstone with a magnificent ice crack pattern running across the hill. ● The item will be shipped via Mercari delivery service.