id:			121910
accession number:	1942.215.5
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.215.5
updated:		2025-12-21 05:52:56.177000

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 blue; overall: 7.8 x 3.9 cm (3 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.215.5

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 blue
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 7.8 x 3.9 cm (3 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	乾隆年製
	translation:	
	remark:		

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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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The poems on the ink sticks are published in <em>Yuzhi shiji </em>御製詩集 [Collection of imperial poetry], vol. 4, juan 71, 6b–8b; and <em>Qinding nanzun shengdian</em> 欽定南巡盛典 [Grand ritual of the southern tour], juan 17, 17b–28b.
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	Wang Chi-chien. "Notes on Chinese Ink." <em>Metropolitan Museum Studies</em>, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Dec. 1930), pp. 114–133.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 127, 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

	von Spee, Clarissa. “The Power of Writing: A new display in the Chinese galleries focuses on inscriptions.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>58, no. 5 (September/October 2018): 12–13.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 13
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2018-05/page/n5/mode/2up

	Griswold, William, Xiaofei Tian, Richard Von Glahn, Feng Zhao, S. J. Vainker, Masaaki Itakura, Jiang Wu, et al. <em>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</em>. Edited by Clarissa von Spee. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 374–375, no. 206
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