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

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1948.476
Date:	18th century probably 18th century
Material:	Blue lacquered wood
Dimensions:	418 mm L x 310 mm W x 48 mm deep
What:	Box
Subject:	Lacquer
Who:	Patrick Dudgeon (Collection)
Where:	China
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Description:	Box of blue lacquered wood: China, Ch'ing dynasty, probably 18th century
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