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1994-11-29
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Set of Ten Imperial Coloured
Inkcakes with Floral Motifs
and Poems
Ch'ien-lung period (A.D.
1736-1795)
Ch'ing Dynasty
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 relief on the
left edge of each inkcake.