Ink Tablet Decorated with Five Pines, late Qing dynasty (1644–1911, early Republic period, late 19th–early 20th century, China, Ink, Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm), Ink, Cheng Junfang (Chinese, 1541–ca. 1620), High-quality ink cakes produced by Cheng Junfangand Fang Yulu are often decorated with designs that have literary allusions. The motif of five pines on this ink cake is derived from the story of the first emperor's trop to Tai Mountain, where he was caught in a storm
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Ink Tablet Decorated, Five Pines, late Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, early Republic period, 19th–early 20th century, China, Ink, Diam, 5 5/8, 14.3 cm, Cheng Junfang, Chinese, 1541–ca., 1620, High-quality ink, cakes, produced, Junfangand, Fang, Yulu, decorated, designs, literary allusions, motif, five pines, ink cake, derived, story, first emperor, trop, Tai Mountain, caught, storm
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