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Ink Tablet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue square object with rounded corners and a raised border. The border has a decorative pattern. The object has gold-colored Chinese characters. The characters are arranged in four rows on the right and one column on the left, containing 12 on the right and 6 on the left, totaling 18 characters. The object is on a white background that appears to have small bumps. The title of this object is "Ink Tablet" by the artist whose name is not specified.

Artwork details

Date:
late 19th century
Medium:
Indigo ink
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 460 px
Museum record:
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