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A color print shows a flowering poppy plant with an insect hovering above; Chinese writing and a seal are to the right.

This multicolored woodblock print depicts blossoming opium flowers and an insect hovering above. Chinese writing and a seal are on the right side of the image.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.1246
Title
Poppies and Insect, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan Huapu 芥子園畫譜), Part 3: Grasses, Insects, and Flowers, Vol. 1
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
late 18th century (1782 edition)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty (1644-1911) to Modern period
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/208549

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Page from a woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
26.6 × 30.5 cm (10 1/2 × 12 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.1246
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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