Red Ink Cake, 1816, Wu Lien-p'u, 19th century, 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Red color and animal adhesive, China, 19th century, Vermilion ink was used by the emperor for the corrections of memorials as well as by court officials and scholars for punctuation marks. This stick is cast on both sides with short poetic inscriptions. One side reads

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