id:			121905
accession number:	1942.215.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.215.1
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:51.029000

Ink Stick from an Imperially Commissioned Set of Ink Stick with Images and Poems of Famous West Lake Sites, 1780–94. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Molded ink in brown; overall: 7.4 x 4.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent 1942.215.1

title:				Ink Stick from an Imperially Commissioned Set of Ink Stick with Images and Poems of Famous West Lake Sites
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creation date:			1780–94
creation date earliest:		1780
creation date latest:		1794
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creditline:			Gift of Henry W. Kent
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
technique:	Molded ink in brown
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 7.4 x 4.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	乾隆年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2018-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 13, 2018-February 3, 2019).

	title:		China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta
	opening date:   2023-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Henry W. Kent [1866–1948], 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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wang Chi-chien. "Notes on Chinese Ink." <em>Metropolitan Museum Studies</em>, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Dec., 1930), pp. 114-133
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 114-133, fig. 14
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/1522772

	Hollis, Howard. "A Gift of Chinese Inks." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan., 1946), pp. 3-5, 11.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 3-5, 11
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141247

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