The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 13, 2022

Box with Ink Cakes

1795-1820

Part of a set. See all set records

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign

(1795-1820)

Lacquer and silk box

Case: 26.4 x 19.1 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.); Lid: 26.5 x 19.2 cm (10 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

Gift of Henry W. Kent 1942.206

Location

not on view

Citations
Kathman, Barbara A. A Cleveland Bestiary. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981. Reproduced: p. 22; Mentioned: p. 22, p. 61
Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323. Reproduced: cat. no. 21, p. 317 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

Chinese Paintings: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 7-March 29, 1981).

A Cleveland Bestiary. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14-December 16, 1981).

Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.206