id:			121906
accession number:	1942.215.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.215.10
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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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 reign (1736-95)
technique:	ink cake
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Miscellaneous
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catalogue raisonne: 

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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
	<i>History of The Chinese Book</i>. 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
	<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).

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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." <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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