Blossom-shaped ink cake inscribed with “Chishui zhu”, attributed to Wu Yuanyang, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1F000085N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Studio implements
Function: Stationery and stationery
Material: Plants/Ink/
Description:
Twelve petal fancy ink. On the other side, in the center of the pattern of miscellaneous treasures and cloud patterns, there are three characters in Chinese: “Chishui Pearl”, and on the other side, there is a square seal: “Wu Yuan Yang Zhi”. This ink is carved with sharp fine lines, which is similar to the “Chishui Pearl” ink of another piece of Cheng Jun’s house money, but the details are slightly different. There are a lot of Cheng’s Chishui ink beads that have been handed down from generation to generation, but they do not seem to be made by the same ink mold, and this ink sample is not included in Cheng’s Ink Garden. Wu Yuanyang was an ink craftsman at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It is mentioned in the “Four Collection of Ink Paintings” that “Mantang ink products contain a new town style ink, with Chongzhen year title”.