id: 121906
accession number: 1942.215.10
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updated: 2023-01-10 21:50:12.070000
Ink Cake, 1736–95. China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-95). Ink cake; overall: 3.9 x 3.9 cm (1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent 1942.215.10
title: Ink Cake
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creation date: 1736–95
creation date earliest: 1736
creation date latest: 1795
current location:
creditline: Gift of Henry W. Kent
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culture: China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign (1736-95)
technique: ink cake
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Qing Dynasty
type: Miscellaneous
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 3.9 x 3.9 cm (1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:
inscription: 御製南屏晚鍾庚子。
幾暇搜冥對硯屏,
霜鐘送響一聲聲,
鬢霜已改十年貌,
醒耳清音卒未更。
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inscription: 乾隆年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: History of The Chinese Book
opening date: 1967-04-01T05:00:00
History of The Chinese Book. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (organizer) (April 1-May 15, 1967).
title: Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
opening date: 2018-08-13T04:00:00
Power and Possession: Chinese Calligraphy and Inscribed Objects – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 13, 2018-February 3, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Henry W. Kent, 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:
The design is Jingci Temple, a Buddhist temple beside West Lake in Hangzhou, China.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Wang Chi-chien. "Notes on Chinese Ink." Metropolitan Museum Studies, 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." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 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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