拍品专文
Yucuixuan is part of the architectural complex of Ningshou Gong, ‘Palace of Tranquil Longevity’ in the Forbidden City, which was designed to be the Qianlong Emperor’s retirement paradise.
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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN FAMILY COLLECTION
AN IMPERIAL ‘DRAGON’ RUYI-RIMMED INK CAKE
QIANLONG MOULDED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
细节
AN IMPERIAL ‘DRAGON’ RUYI-RIMMED INK CAKE
QIANLONG MOULDED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The large and thick ink cake is moulded with a central medallion depicting a five-clawed dragon. The reverse is decorated with a two-character inscription to the centre, yumo, ‘Imperial Ink Cake’.
6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) wide
QIANLONG MOULDED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The large and thick ink cake is moulded with a central medallion depicting a five-clawed dragon. The reverse is decorated with a two-character inscription to the centre, yumo, ‘Imperial Ink Cake’.
6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) wide
来源
Acquired in San Francisco in 1970s and thence by descent within the family
荣誉呈献
Sibley Ngai