Lot Essay
Wu Shenbo, studio named Wuzhuju, was a inkcake maker active during Wanli period (1573-1620).
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WANLI JIHAI CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1599 AND OF THE PERIOD
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A DATED AND INSCRIBED ‘ONE-HUNDRED-SCHOLAR’ INK CAKE
WANLI JIHAI CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1599 AND OF THE PERIOD
The circular ink cake is finely moulded and highlighted with red, blue and green pigments on each side with forty-five scholars engaging in various pursuits. The ink cake is bound and moulded on one narrow side with Wanli jihai nian Wu Shenbo zhi, ‘Made by Wu Shenbo in the twenty-seventh year of Wanli’.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam., box
WANLI JIHAI CYCLICAL YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1599 AND OF THE PERIOD
The circular ink cake is finely moulded and highlighted with red, blue and green pigments on each side with forty-five scholars engaging in various pursuits. The ink cake is bound and moulded on one narrow side with Wanli jihai nian Wu Shenbo zhi, ‘Made by Wu Shenbo in the twenty-seventh year of Wanli’.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Nicholas Grindley Ltd., London, 2016
Exhibited
Nicholas Grindley, London, March 2016
Brought to you by
Sibley Ngai