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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ink Stick with Design of Scholar Playing Zither
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ink Stick with Design of Scholar Playing Zither

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist
Date19th century
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumGilt ink and color
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (13.34 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Brian A. Dursum
Object number2024.15.32
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DescriptionA gilt ink cake with designs of a scholar sitting on a rocky outcropping beneath a clump of bamboo in a garden. He is holding a stringed instrument. are two red seals on the left center edge of the ink stick.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unknown Chinese Artist
late 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unknown Chinese Artist
early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Wang Yin (Wang Yemei) (c. 1829-after 1892)
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Guangxu reign (1875-1908), 1882
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kano Korenobu
c. 1794-1808
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unknown Chinese Artist
late 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unknown Chinese Artist
late 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
William Hogarth
1735-1763
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Jang Seungeop 장승업 張承業
Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Unknown Chinese Artist
18th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Yan Yutian
1900s