Title
Set of 22 inksticks
Year/Period
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2009-02962
Collection of
The inksticks feature designs based on a series of illustrations by the Qing court painter, Jiao Bingzhen, known as Gengzhi tu (“Pictures of Farming and Weaving”). Each of the inkstick depicts a stage in the production of silk. One of the inksticks bears the mark ‘Cao Sugong Jinzhi’ (“Respectfully made by Cao Sugong”). Cao was the most famous ink maker of the early Qing period whose creations were presented to the court.
