"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks
"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks
"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks
"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks
"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks
"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks

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"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks,

mid 19th–mid 20th century

Hu Kaiwen 胡開文, active 1782–1808
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912 | Modern period, 1912–present
y1970-109 a-k

Information

Title
"Eight Treasured Rarities" (Babao qizhen 八寳奇珍) inksticks
Dates

mid 19th–mid 20th century

Maker
Hu Kaiwen 胡開文
Medium
Ink and gilding
Dimensions
box: h. 5.0 cm., l. 28.5 cm., w. 22.4 cm. (1 15/16 x 11 1/4 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. H. Kenaston Twitchell and Mrs. Samuel M. Shoemaker, in memory of their father, Senator H. Alexander Smith, Class of 1901
Object Number
y1970-109 a-k
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
lacquer, boxes (containers)
Materials
gilding, ink
Subject
inscriptions

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