When I saw the box and how it was made I knew even before I opened it that it sure looked like a box that might hold ink stones and/or sticks. Could hardly believe it when I opened it and found three ink stones and several ink sticks! I've never seen the little porcelon cups before -I guess you can put the ink in them as you grind it. The box is about 6 x 10 and I came across it in a large antique mall!
