Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design, late 19th–early 20th century

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Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design, late Qing dynasty (1644–1911, early Republic period, late 19th–early 20th century, China, Black ink, Diam. 4 3/8 in. ( cm), Ink, 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

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Size: 5217px × 5209px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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