id:			121901
accession number:	1942.212
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.212
updated:		2023-09-22 11:12:32.960000

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

title:				Ink Cake with Architectural Design
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1736–95
creation date earliest:		1736
creation date latest:		1795
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Henry W. Kent
copyright:			

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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong inscription, mark, and reign (1736-95)
technique:	molded ink
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Miscellaneous
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 2.4 x 13.4 cm (15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	大清乾隆年制
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	inscription:	待月樓珍藏
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	inscription:	御墨.
光分太乙.
吟詠春風里.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		History of The Chinese Book
	opening date:   1967-04-01T05:00:00
	<i>History of The Chinese Book</i>. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (organizer) (April 1-May 15, 1967).

	title:		Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens
	opening date:   2017-08-05T04:00:00
	<i>Chaekgeori: Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 5-November 5, 2017).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Henry W. Kent [1866–1948], New York, NY and Cleveland, OH, 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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fun fact:
To make liquid ink, an ink cake is ground against an inkstone with a small quantity of water.

digital description:


wall description:
In China, access to political power was granted to those who passed the civil service examinations, a system that offered official service only at a high level of education. Chinese literati-officials, whose daily routine involved administrative work in an office, enjoyed precious objects on their writing desks that offered distraction and demonstrated good taste. By the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, these utensils of the literati studio also became collectibles and were treasured as artworks.
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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>, vol. 33, no. 1, 1946, pp. 3–11.
	page number: 	
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141247

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IMAGES

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