Ink cake with imperial poem in praise of the Wensu Palace, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)-China Archive

Image Number: C1F000581N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Plants/Ink/
Description:
Two sets of “Imperial Sikuwen Pavilion Poetry Ink” are contained in the three layer square box. Each set has five sides, two of which are the same and have different shapes. They are popular collection ink in the Qing Dynasty. One side of each square of ink is engraved with gold regular script imperial poems, and the other side is engraved with a picture of the pavilion. This is the folding fan shaped “Imperial Wenshuige Poetry Ink”, which is modelled on Peng Yuanrui’s gold lettered regular script Qing Gao Zongyong’s Wenshuige poetry, and the other side is modelled on the garden landscape. This set of inks is included in the book Jianguzhai Moshou, which was written during the Jiaqing period and compiled by Wang Jinsheng (1692-1761). In the 47th year of Qianlong’s reign (1782), Wensu Pavilion was finally built, which should be later than this. The Wang family is a famous Hui ink artist and one of the tribute inks of Huizhou in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Records of Jixi County, Wang Weigao, his son, was called to Beijing in the sixth year of Qianlong’s reign (1741). Peng Yuanrui (1731-1803), an official, went to the Ministry of Industry as a minister and co sponsored a bachelor’s degree,