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Ink cakes (also called ink sticks) are dissolved with the addition of water and then ground on the surface of a flat square stone into liquid ink for painting and calligraphy. The precious ink cakes here, however, have never been used.<br><br>The inscription on the side of the blue ink cake says that the set was commissioned by Chen Huai, governor of Jiangxi province.
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121891
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Box with Ink Cakes (lid)
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121891
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Box with Ink Cakes (lid)
description
Ink cakes (also called ink sticks) are dissolved with the addition of water and then ground on the surface of a flat square stone into liquid ink for painting and calligraphy. The precious ink cakes here, however, have never been used.<br><br>The inscription on the side of the blue ink cake says that the set was commissioned by Chen Huai, governor of Jiangxi province.
date
1795–1820
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80018150
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Lacquer
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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.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820)
accession
1942.206.b
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lacquer and silk box
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Box with Ink Cakes (lid), 1795–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820). Lacquer and silk box; 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.b
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
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42.206-42.210b
citations
citation
Hollis, Howard. “A Gift of Chinese Inks.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 33, no. 1 (January 1946): 3–11.
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Gift of Henry W. Kent
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2026-06-18 21:16:54.945000
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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lacquer and silk box
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