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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SET OF TEN INSCRIBED 'WEST LAKE' INKCAKES
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A SET OF TEN INSCRIBED 'WEST LAKE' INKCAKES
LATE QING DYNASTY
Each moulded in irregular shape, finely carved in shallow relief on one side with a lakescape within a raised border, representing a scene of the West Lake, the reverse side carved with a Qianlong poem, all fitted into brocade lining set within a lacquer rectangular box inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the cover of the box inlaid with the title: Yuzhi Xihu Mingsheng Tushi Mo, 'Inkcakes of the Scenic Views of West Lake and Poems, Made by Imperial Command'
13 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34.6 x 25.7 cm.) the box, brocade cover and wood box (10)
LATE QING DYNASTY
Each moulded in irregular shape, finely carved in shallow relief on one side with a lakescape within a raised border, representing a scene of the West Lake, the reverse side carved with a Qianlong poem, all fitted into brocade lining set within a lacquer rectangular box inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the cover of the box inlaid with the title: Yuzhi Xihu Mingsheng Tushi Mo, 'Inkcakes of the Scenic Views of West Lake and Poems, Made by Imperial Command'
13 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34.6 x 25.7 cm.) the box, brocade cover and wood box (10)