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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.37.73
Title
New Year Print: Lion Dance for Celebrating the Lantern Festival
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Sichuan province, Jiajiang
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206400

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription in red: "Dong Da Xing Rong" (the print shop name), and printed inscription of the print title "He Yuan Xiao" ("Celebrating the Lantern Festival") and inscription on banners: "Tian Xia Tai Ping" ("[May] Peace Under Heaven") and "Yuan Xiao" ("Lantern Festival"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
Dimensions
23.3 x 43.3 cm (9 3/16 x 17 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carl Schuster, Esq.
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.37.73
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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