Ink piece with polychrome, Qing dynasty

Rectangular-shaped piece of ink with cut-out edges. It is decorated with carved reliefs, polychrome and gilding. The reliefs show Han-style dragons, fretwork borders, a central cartouche with a seal inside, and a background of diamond-shaped designs surrounding Buddhist symbols. The inscriptions are carved: "光緒丁丑仲冬 / 小滄浪亭藏墨" and "微州休城胡開文 / 按古法十萬杵造".

Provenance: Important collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, from 1980.

Size: 18.7 x 9 cm; Thickness: 2.8 cm; Weight: 529 g