Imperially Commissioned Set of Ink Sticks with Images and Poems of Famous West Lake Sites
The image shows a rectangular box with a lid, containing a set of ink sticks. The box's interior is gold with a repeating pattern of orange and blue. The box's exterior lid is black. The box contains ten ink sticks of various shapes and colors, including red, yellow, blue, white, purple, green, brown, and black. Each ink stick has gold writing on it. The lid has green writing on it. The box and its contents appear to be made of stone or a similar material. The box has a border around the inside and outside edges.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 900 × 626 px
- Museum Record
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