Detail View: National Palace English: Ten ink-sticks of different colors inscribed Qian-long's poems

Work ID: 
M010A0045
Title: 
Ten ink-sticks of different colors inscribed Qian-long's poems
Creation Date: 
Qian-long reign, Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date: 
A.D.1736
End Year Date: 
A.D.1795
Dynasty: 
67 Qian-long reign (A.D. 1736~1795)
Creation Place: 
China
Measurements: 
Length: 11.3 cm; Width: 5.3 cm; Thickness: 1.6 cm
Material: 
Ink
Form: 
Mo (ink block)
Type: 
Studio accessories
Repository: 
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description: 
Ten inksticks of different color: vermilion, light red, yellow, light yellow, blue, white, black, green, brown, and red. These ten pieces of rectangular inksticks have raised rims. Each has a gold-plated inscription in li-shu (square style), which is a poem of phrasing flowers by Qianlong. The other side has an inscription in kai-shu (regular style) to explain the poem. On the left side, there is an inscription in relief of six characters, "made during the reign of Qing Qianlong."
ImageV ID: 
M010A0045AS001
Rights: 
Lee & Lee Communications