A SET OF TEN IMPERIAL 'STONE DRUM SCRIPT' INK CAKES WITH FITTED BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A SET OF TEN IMPERIAL 'STONE DRUM SCRIPT' INK CAKES WITH FITTED BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The set comprises ten ink cakes in the form of a Shigu ('stone drum'), each numbered (by tiangan , the Ten Celestial stem), inscribed and gilded with the Stone Drum inscriptions on the front and an annotated explanation on the reverse. All are set within the original wood box with fitted compartments and lined in yellow silk with a wan diaper ground on the interior and the cover of the box has an inscription reading Yuzhi chong pa Shigu wen mo ('imperially made inkcakes with rearranged inscriptions from the Ten Stone Drums'). The box 12 x 6 ¼ in. (30.5 x 15.9 cm.) wide, each ink cake 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diam.
A SET OF TEN IMPERIAL 'STONE DRUM SCRIPT' INK CAKES WITH FITTED BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A SET OF TEN IMPERIAL 'STONE DRUM SCRIPT' INK CAKES WITH FITTED BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The set comprises ten ink cakes in the form of a Shigu ('stone drum'), each numbered (by tiangan , the Ten Celestial stem), inscribed and gilded with the Stone Drum inscriptions on the front and an annotated explanation on the reverse. All are set within the original wood box with fitted compartments and lined in yellow silk with a wan diaper ground on the interior and the cover of the box has an inscription reading Yuzhi chong pa Shigu wen mo ('imperially made inkcakes with rearranged inscriptions from the Ten Stone Drums'). The box 12 x 6 ¼ in. (30.5 x 15.9 cm.) wide, each ink cake 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diam.
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