琴德移|The Harp Virtue Chamber

Jian Guzhai

late 19th–early 20th century · Black ink · 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

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Black ink

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1930