Square Chinese metal ink well containing dried ink, c.1940s-1960s

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/7/3/6

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The tin is made from copper, the sides and top treated with zinc to form a brass coating. It is engraved on the lid with archaic Chinese characters in red, and depictions of two archaic ritual vessels, a he 盉 pouring vessel , and a ding 鼎 container. The underside bears the maker’s seal Rongbao 榮寶。