Ink Stick in Seal Form, 18th century
Attributed to Wang Wei-kaoexpand_more
Pine soot and animal adhesiveexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2000.36.9
On View in Gallery 217expand_more
Cleverly moulded in the form of a large official seal, this ink cake has a pair of dragons cavorting amonst waves on its top. The reverse side, shown here, displays a Ming-style imperial seal-script legend in four large characters, T'ien-fu yung-ts'ang meaning, "eternal collection of the heavenly palace," This stick conforms in shape and concept to ink cakes made by the mid-eighteenth century ink maker, Wang Wei-kao.
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- Ink Stick in Seal Form
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- 2000.36.9
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