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AN IMPERIAL GILDED AND PAINTED RECTANGULAR INK STICK
JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
AN IMPERIAL GILDED AND PAINTED RECTANGULAR INK STICK JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820) The rectangular block of black ink finely molded in relief with two gilded dragons contesting a flaming pearl highlighted in red against a background of fine waves, the body of the larger dragon wrapped around the top of the stick, the reverse molded with a large four-character seal, tian fu yong cang (eternal treasure of the heavenly palace) and a two-character inscription, long de (the virtue of the dragon) which are also gilded, one narrow side molded with a five-character inscription, Yangxindian zhen cang (collection of the Hall of Mental Cultivation); with a black lacquer box with the same inscription as the seal on the ink stick, tian fu yong cang , but in standard script 5 3/16 in. (13.7 cm.) long