A SET OF SIXTEEN IMPERIAL INK CAKESJIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)The ink cakes are of various shapes, each is moulded in shallow relief on one side with a scene depicting a hall, garden, or other location in one of the imperialplexes, and the other side with an inscription identifying the scene. The inscriptions and decoration are highlighted in gilt with occasional green details. Each ink cake bears a Jiaqing nianzhi four-character mark on the side. The set is apanied by a four-tiered wooden box with a bail handle on each side, and the front of the cover is incised with an inscription Yuyuan tumo, ‘Imperial garden scenes ink cakes’.The largest: 4 11/16 in. (12 cm.) longBox: 9 in. (22.7 cm.) wide, 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) deep, 5 1/4 in. (13.2 cm.) high