Dragons Playing with Beads and Imperial Ink

[Dragon Playing Pearl Royal Ink]

Dragon Playing Pearl Royal Ink, 8.3 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 1 cm thick
Ink rectangle. Two ingots are packed together in a double brocade box, each with a bright yellow embroidered dragon silk cover. The painting of dragons playing with beads is carved in ink, with stone patterns of clouds, rivers, mountains, and mountains. The patterns are decorated with gold and dotted with vermilion. The ink back yin text is filled with the word “imperial ink” in the gold seal script. According to the dragon pattern characteristics of ink, it can be determined that the production time of this ink should be during the reign of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty
This ink pattern decoration is highly convex and has a relief shape. Its deep knife yin carved ink mold and cloud pattern are all modeled after works of the Ming Dynasty. This ink has both antique and Qing style, making it a treasure among the Qianlong imperial inks