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inkstone

stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink
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inkstone

Summary

inkstone ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (732 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • inkstone is a type of writing implement[2].
  • inkstone is part of Four Treasures of the Study[3].
  • inkstone's Commons category is recorded as Inkstones[4].
  • inkstone's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[5].
  • inkstone's contains is recorded as India ink[6].

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Definition and Type

inkstone is a type of writing implement[2].

Use and Application

inkstone is part of Four Treasures of the Study[3].

Influence

Things named for inkstone include suzuri-bako[7], in Japan[8].

Why It Matters

inkstone ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (732 views/month).[1] inkstone has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Entities named for inkstone include suzuri-bako[7], in Japan[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → writing implement
    Described by source → Gujin Tushu Jicheng
    Part of → Four Treasures of the Study
    Biblissima authority id → Q298237
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q298237, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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