Black lacquer box with set of 12 ink cakes (detail)

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There are twelve ink cakes within this lacquered box. Each of them is decorated with a raised impression of a floral design on one side and with an imperial poem on the reverse.

The illustration here shows the imperial poems and the floral designs on these ink cakes. Each poem is inspired by a kind of flower depicted on the other side.

During the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), imperial ink cakes were produced at the palace workshops. There were also special commissions from famous ink makers in other regions, particularly in Huizhou of the Anhui province.

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• Online ID: 000-190-001-306-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1948.476
• Date: 18th century
  probably 18th century
  
• Material: Blue lacquered wood
  Box
  
• Dimensions: 418 mm L x 310 mm W x 48 mm deep
  
• What: Box
  
• Subject: Lacquer
  
• Who: Patrick Dudgeon (Collection)
  
• Where: China
  
• Event:
• Description: Box of blue lacquered wood: China, Ch'ing dynasty, probably 18th century
  
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