Artist:Workshop of Jian Guzhai (Chinese, ) Period:late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or early Republic period (1912–49) Date:late 19th–early 20th century Culture:China Medium:Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt Dimensions:H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Classification:Ink Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1930 Accession Number:30.76.217 This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216 – .279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commemorates a hall or pavilion in one of the imperial gardens. Each site ’ s name is written in gilt characters on one side; a view of the site is presented on the other. Such inks were purely decorative and not intended for use.
Artist:Workshop of Jian Guzhai (Chinese, ) Period:late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or early Republic period (1912–49) Date:late 19th–early 20th century Culture:China Medium:Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt Dimensions:H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Classification:Ink Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1930 Accession Number:30.76.217 This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216 – .279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commemorates a hall or pavilion in one of the imperial gardens. Each site ’ s name is written in gilt characters on one side; a view of the site is presented on the other. Such inks were purely decorative and not intended for use.