Photo of collection object Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter — Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter, 1795–1820. ink cake, Case: 26.4 x 19.1 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Lid: 26.5 x 19.2 cm (10 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.). Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.206.g. CC0.

Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter

1795–1820

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter, 1795–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820). Ink cake; case: 26.4 x 19.1 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.); lid: 26.5 x 19.2 cm (10 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent 1942.206.g

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Miscellaneous
Formatted Medium: ink cake
Medium: ink, cake
Dimensions: Case: 26.4 x 19.1 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Lid: 26.5 x 19.2 cm (10 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1942.206.g
Credit Line: Gift of Henry W. Kent
Exhibitions: Barbara A. Kathman, "A Cleveland Bestiary," CMA Department of Art History and Education, Oct. 14-Dec. 9, 1981, cat. 16<br>CMA 1990: "Powerful Forms and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia," Bull., 77 (October 1990), cat. 21, p. 317, repr. p. 317 and back cover
Rights Statement: CC0

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