Ink Screen and Stand

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Ink Screen and Stand

1662-1722

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Small screens like this one were used on a scholar's desk to prevent ink from splashing while it was being prepared, which involved grinding an ink stick on an inkstone and then mixing the ground ink with water. The front of this small screen depicts two scholars engaging in conversation in a garden, while a Chinese poem adorns the reverse.

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Object Details

Title:

Ink Screen and Stand

Date:

1662-1722

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration (Famille verte); wood stand

Dimensions:

11 1/8 x 6 inches (28.3 x 15.2 cm) Plaque: 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (19.1 x 10.8 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

The Alfred and Margaret Caspary Memorial Gift, 1955

Accession Number:

1955-50-108a,b

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Period: Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

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