Chinese Ink Stick ANTIQUE JIAQING PERIOD 32 INK STICK / CAKE SET 砚 Scholars Studio

文房四寶: 筆、墨、紙、硯 FOUR TREASURES OF THE STUDY

JIAQING MARK & PERIOD 1796 to 1820 --- OVER 200 YEARS OLD

A RARE COLLECTORS TREASURE FOR THE SCHOLARS STUDIO
AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT

THE COMPLETE BOXED 'HALF SET' COMPRISING OF 32 INK CAKES
OF THE SIXTY-FOUR INK CAKE SET . JIAQING PERIOD 1796 to 1820

A superb antique boxed set of 4 trays each carrying 8 Chinese Ink Cakes of various shapes, each ink cake is moulded in shallow relief on one side with a scene depicting a hall, garden or other location in one of the imperial complexes. Forbidden City, Beihai Park and Summer Resort. Many ink cakes bearing a Jiaqing Nianzhi Mark. Longest about 12.3cm
This boxed set of 32 ink cakes is 1 of the 2 boxes that formed the set of 64 ink cakes............ It is HALF of the 64 ink cake set.

The 64 set sold for A$47,316.

Christie's " Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art". 24 November 2012. Auction # 2693. Lot 2379. " A SET OF SIXTY-FOUR INK CAKES JIAQING PERIOD (1796 to 1820)"
The complete set comprising of: 2 Boxed Sets of 4 trays, each of 8 ink cakes, together being the 64 Ink Cake Set.
SOLD Christies in 2012 for HK$250,000....A$47,316 https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5633749

SOLD Bonhams 14 May 2025, London, New Bond Street Lot 87 GBP 25600 A$54, 000
(16 ink cake set - same period -gilding in very good condition)

Formerly the property of a Japanese collector.

Condition : Age Hair lines. Gilding is age faded. Original Box is age faded & stained)
Refer Large Images for details, quality and condition, they also form the description.
Depending on your computer monitor / phone / etc colour may vary to actual.
Outer Box / Tray measurements.
Length About: 37cm
Width about : 22cm
Depth about : 10cm

Ink Sticks vary in size from about 7cm to 12 cm
A$7,500