id:			121906
accession number:	1942.215.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.215.10
updated:		2023-09-21 17:30:32.837000

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 black; 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 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
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Henry W. Kent
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
technique:	Molded ink in black
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Miscellaneous
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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 [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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fun fact:
The design is Jingci Temple, a Buddhist temple beside West Lake in Hangzhou, China.

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wall description:
This is one of ten ink cakes of different shapes and colors stored in an exquisite lacquer box. Each is inscribed in gold with a poem by the Qianlong emperor, praising the ten famous sights of the Westlake in Hangzhou, near Shanghai. The Westlake is famous for its natural beauty; it was a favorite imperial destination and remains a tourist attraction today.<br><br>Ink cakes (also called ink sticks) are dissolved with the addition of water and ground on the surface of a flat stone into liquid ink for painting and calligraphy. The precious ink cakes here, however, have never been used.
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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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