The Stone Chamber Where One Writes Exquisite Things

Pine soot and binding medium; inscribed in gilt | 7.9cm | Late 19th-early 20th century

Workshop of Jian Guzhai (Chinese,)

This ink tablet is from a sixty-four-tablet set (30.76.216–.279) commissioned by the Jiaqing emperor from the Studio for Appreciating the Antique (Jiangu Zhai) manufactory of the Wang Jinsheng family in Huizhou, Anhui Province. Each ink tablet commem...
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