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Ink Stick from an Imperially Commissioned Set of Ink Stick with Images and Poems of Famous West Lake Sites

Cleveland Museum of Art

The object is a reddish-brown, rectangular ink stick with a wavy top and bottom. The top features a curved design resembling a wave or scroll. The surface of the ink stick is intricately carved with a landscape scene. The scene depicts a mountain range on the top half, with wavy lines indicating hills or mountains. The bottom half shows a building with a pagoda-style roof, surrounded by trees and hills. The background of the image is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.

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529 × 900 px
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