Editing Inkstone (section)

{{short description|Stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| s = 砚台
| t = 硯臺
| kanji = 硯
| hiragana = すずり
| hangul = 벼루
| revhep = suzuri
| rr = byeoru
| chuhan = 硯
| qn = nghiên
| p = yàntái
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|yan|4|.|t|ai|2}}
| j = jin6-toi4
| y = yihntòih
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|j|in|6|.|t|oi|4}}
| poj = 
| tl = 
| lmz = 
| image = East Asian calligraphy scheme 01-en.svg
| katakana = スズリ
| t2 = 墨硯
| s2 = 墨砚
| j2 = mak6 jin6-2
| gan = nyien5 tai
| wuu = 6gni-de
}}

An '''inkstone''' is traditional [[Chinese culture|Chinese stationery]]. It is a stone [[Mortar and pestle|mortar]] for the grinding and containment of [[ink]].<ref name=Durix>{{cite book | last=Durix | first=Claude | title=Ecrire l'éternité | publisher=Les Belles Lettres | publication-place=Paris | date=2000-01-01 | isbn=2-251-49013-2 | language=fr}}</ref> In addition to stone, inkstones are also manufactured from clay, bronze, iron, and porcelain. The device evolved from a rubbing tool used for rubbing dyes dating around 6000 to 7000 years ago.<ref name="Chen" />