Box of Scholars Inksticks
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ink;cloth;cardboard
DimensionsOverall (measurments are for the box): 31.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of John Boehme
Object number2003.014.003 a-m
DescriptionNarrow cloth covered rectangular box with a hinged lid, contains ten ink cakes of various shapes, each decorated with a raised design of the Chinese zodiac signs and painted with gold and colours. Paper label on cover has Chinese characters and a red chop mark.Status
Not on view
Paul Drury
Makiko Kan
c. 1900
