清 鑑古齋“韻琴齋”墨|Ink tablet inscribed “Melodious Harp Studio”
Jian Guzhai
19th century · Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt · Asian Art
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
- Jian Guzhai
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1930
