Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design

China

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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.

#7520. Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design

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Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design, Black ink, China

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Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design, Black ink, China
Ink Tablet with Tang Mirror Design, Black ink, China

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