Box of Ten Ink Cakes

Description:

Box of Ten Ink Cakes, China, possibly Ming dynasty, of various shapes and colors in red, blue, yellow, green, and white (in the center),parcel-gilt details, collectively depicting the ten Buddhist masters in bas-relief, each with a short description about the depicted monk on the reverse and marked "Da Ming Cheng Junpang" on one side, in a conforming box with title reading "Shi Da Gaoseng" (Ten Greatest Monks),cake ht. to 3 3/4, wd. to 2 in.
Estimate $300-500

overall gilt loss, surface dirt and discolortaion.


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