$185
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-09-16