1935.37.39: New Year Print of Animals in Three Pairs: Qilin and Lion, Horse and Deer, and a Pair of Roosters
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1935.37.39
- Title
- New Year Print of Animals in Three Pairs: Qilin and Lion, Horse and Deer, and a Pair of Roosters
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- early 20th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province, Lingbao
- Period
- Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/206324
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription for the qilin and lion reading: "Bi E Qilin, Zhen Zhai Shizi" ("Qilin Wards Off Evil Spirits; Lion Guards the House"), printed inscription on horseback: "Fu" ("Good Fortune") and on deer's back "Lu" (Emoluments), and printed inscription "Sheng Ji" ("Roosters"). Probably from Lingbao, Henan.
- Dimensions
- paper: 33.8 x 19.3 cm (13 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carl Schuster, Esq.
- Accession Year
- 1935
- Object Number
- 1935.37.39
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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