id:			121894
accession number:	1942.206.e
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.206.e
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:50.969000

Box  with Ink Cakes:  Yellow Ink Stick in Shape of a  Buddhist "Wheel of the Law", 1795–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820). Molded ink in yellow; 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.e

title:				Box  with Ink Cakes:  Yellow Ink Stick in Shape of a  Buddhist "Wheel of the Law"
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creation date:			1795–1820
creation date earliest:		1795
creation date latest:		1820
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creditline:			Gift of Henry W. Kent
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1795-1820)
technique:	Molded ink in yellow
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: 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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	inscription:	如意寶輪
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Barbara A. Kathman, "A Cleveland Bestiary," CMA Department of Art History and Education, Oct. 14-Dec. 9, 1981, cat. 16', 'opening_date': '1981-10-14T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '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', 'opening_date': '1990-10-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Henry Watson Kent [1866–1948], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1942
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1942–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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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	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141247

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