Ink Cake with Architectural Design
1736–95
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Ink Cake with Architectural Design, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong inscription, mark, and reign (1736-95). Molded ink; overall: 2.4 x 13.4 cm (15/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent 1942.212 To make liquid ink, an ink cake is ground against an inkstone with a small quantity of water.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- molded ink
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.4 x 13.4 cm (15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 大清乾隆年制 Translation: Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi (Made in the Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign) Remark: Inscription on the side of the ink cake Inscription: 待月樓珍藏 Translation: Dai Yue Lou zhen cang (Preciously stored in the Waiting for the Moon Pavilion) Remark: Inscription on the side of the ink cake Inscription: 御墨. 光分太乙. 吟詠春風里. Translation: Yu mo (Imperial ink). Guang fen tai yi (Brilliance Divides the Universe). Yin yung chun feng li (Humming and Singing in the Spring Wind). Remark: Incised gilt characters and seal on the back of the ink cake
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1942.212
- Credit Line
- Gift of Henry W. Kent
- Exhibitions
- History of The Chinese Book, Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens, China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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