Ten Colored Inkcakes with 
the Ch'ien-lung Emperor's 
Inscription
Ch'ien-lung period (A.D.
1736-1795)
Ch'ing Dynasty
All approximate-
Length:           11.3cm
Width:              5.3cm
Thickness:         1.6cm
     These  ten different-
colored  inkcakes  are 
rectangular in shape, with 
raised edges.   The colors 
are vermilion, pink, yellow, 
pale yellow, blue, white, 
black, green, mauve, and 
pale mauve.  One face of 
each cake bears a poem 
by the Ch'ien-lung Emperor, 
"Singing  of  Flowers," 
inscribed in gold. On the 
other side, each inkcake 
has a different design of 
flowers.  There is a Ch'ien-
lung reign mark in relief 
on the left edge of each 
inkcake.