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Source 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.
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121896
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Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter
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object
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121896
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object
title
Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter
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
language
en
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Q80018159
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Miscellaneous
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
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.g
Source extras
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Molded ink in blue
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Box with Ink Cakes: Blue Ink Cake in Shape of a Gui Scepter, 1795–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820). Molded ink in blue; 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
collection
China - Qing Dynasty
inscriptions
inscription
江西巡撫臣陳淮恭
inscription_remark
Text 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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1
formerAccessionNumbers
1942.210
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 21:16:56.579000
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121896
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Chinese Art
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China - Qing Dynasty
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Molded ink in blue
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