Lot Essay
First built in the Ming dynasty, the Yangxindian (Hall of Mental Cultivation) in the Forbidden City is where, from the time of the Yongzheng Emperor, the Qing emperors lived and ruled.
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JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
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AN IMPERIAL GILDED AND PAINTED RECTANGULAR INK STICK
JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
The rectangular block of black ink finely molded in relief with two gilded dragons contesting a flaming pearl highlighted in red against a background of fine waves, the body of the larger dragon wrapped around the top of the stick, the reverse molded with a large four-character seal, tian fu yong cang (eternal treasure of the heavenly palace) and a two-character inscription, long de (the virtue of the dragon) which are also gilded, one narrow side molded with a five-character inscription, Yangxindian zhen cang (collection of the Hall of Mental Cultivation); with a black lacquer box with the same inscription as the seal on the ink stick, tian fu yong cang, but in standard script
5 3/16 in. (13.7 cm.) long
JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
The rectangular block of black ink finely molded in relief with two gilded dragons contesting a flaming pearl highlighted in red against a background of fine waves, the body of the larger dragon wrapped around the top of the stick, the reverse molded with a large four-character seal, tian fu yong cang (eternal treasure of the heavenly palace) and a two-character inscription, long de (the virtue of the dragon) which are also gilded, one narrow side molded with a five-character inscription, Yangxindian zhen cang (collection of the Hall of Mental Cultivation); with a black lacquer box with the same inscription as the seal on the ink stick, tian fu yong cang, but in standard script
5 3/16 in. (13.7 cm.) long
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