A DATED AND INSCRIBED SQUARE INK CAKE

WANLI CYCLICAL BINGSHEN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1596 AND OF THE

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A DATED AND INSCRIBED SQUARE INK CAKE
WANLI CYCLICAL BINGSHEN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1596 AND OF THE
The square ink cake is carved to one side with an architectural complex picked out in gold pigment. The other side is incised and gilt with the

with the inscription 'Wang Shizhen of Yanshan', the opposite side with 'Spring day of the Bingshen year of the Wanli reign'.
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) wide, box

Provenance

The family collection of Ohno Sekisai, a calligrapher in Tohoku region of Japan, acquired around 1970s

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Lot Essay

Wang Shizhen (1526-1590) was a late Ming scholar-official from the Jiajing to Wanli period, renowned for his accomplishments in poetry and literature. The inscriptions on the current ink cake are likely to be after the calligraphic style of Wang Shizhen.

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