My mini bell shaped 'yan' ink stone for Chinese calligraphy, bought in 2012 from Singapore's Bras Basah complex. It's smaller than the palm of my hand. The 'eye' was a natural pattern formed in the river stone. Yes, I do fill this yan with ink when practicing calligraphy. The ink stains washed off very easily within a minute with relatively little water under the tap. haha
What a nice 砚 :-) -June
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