Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design
Woodblock illustrations were an important source of decorative designs during the late Ming and Qing dynasties. The eight-lobed, foliated Tang mirror decorating this octagonal ink cake was borrowed from an illustration in the Xinqing gujian (Catalogue of Xiqing Antiques), a compilation of the antiques collected in the Qing palace. A fictitious mark of Fang Yulu was added to this ink cake to increase its value.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design
- Period: late Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or early Republic period (1912–49)
- Date: late 19th–early 20th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Black ink
- Dimensions: Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
- Classification: Ink
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.76.194
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century
mid-12th century
late 15th century
Attributed to Leng Mei (Chinese, active 1677–1742)
1793
Workshop of Fang Yulu (active ca. 1570–1619)
late 19th–early 20th century
Workshop of Cheng Junfang (Chinese, 1541–ca. 1620)
late 19th–early 20th century
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