A SET OF FIVE MOULDED AND INSCRIBED 'COTTON CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION' INK CAKES, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)

Each cake is moulded to the front with figures working for the cultivation and production of cotton, with a two-character inscription identifying the respective stages of production. The reverse of each cake has a poetic inscription describing the relevant scene depicted, within a recessed rectangle surrounded by dragons chasing pearls.
Each cake, 4⅞ x 2¼ in. (12.2 x 5.7 cm.)