Danxi

Japanese: 端渓 - たんけい

[1] A place name. Refers to the Xijiang River near Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, China. A source of high-quality inkstone stone. Toanxi. [2] [Noun] Stone for making inkstones produced in Duanxi. Duanxi stone. Also, the inkstones made from it. The stone is hard and dense, so ink flows well and it does not absorb much water. Duanxi inkstone. ※Beian Bokudan (1812-27), sequel 3: "In Duanxi there are old mines, new mines, Shangyan, Zhongyan, and Xiayan" [Tang Dynasty History Supplement, Volume 2]

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Japanese:

[1] 地名。中国、広東省肇慶(ちょうけい)市付近の西江をさす。良質の硯石(すずりいし)の産地。トアンシー。[2] 〘名〙端渓に産する硯用の石。端渓石。また、それからつくった硯。石質が固く密で、墨のおりがよく、水をたくわえてもあまり吸収しない。端渓硯。※米庵墨談（1812‐27）続編三「端渓に旧坑、新坑及上巖、中巖、下巖ありて」〔唐国史補‐巻下〕

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