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A BAMBOO-FORM INK CAKE
JIAQING FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK
AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Formed as a fattened section of bamboo,
the ink cake is molded on one side with a
pavilion in a bamboo grove with mountains
in the background, and the reverse with two
gilt inscriptions, one reading Jiaqing nian zhi
(‘made in the year of Jiaqing’), and the other,
Yulinglong Guan (‘Exquisite Jade Studio’).
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
L’Asie Exotique, New York.
The scene depicted on the ink cake is of the
Yulinglong Guan (Exquisite Jade Studio),
one of the studios once located inside the
Yuanmingyuan in Beijing.
清嘉慶 「玉玲瓏館」墨 模印楷書四字款
(reverse)
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