Kami Rolls, from the Hairy Objects series

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2021.40
People: Hong Chun Zhang 張春紅 (born 1971)
Title: Kami Rolls, from the Hairy Objects series
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: 2016
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, Kansas, Lawrence
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/372642

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Chinese ink and color on Xuan paper

Dimensions

H. 40.6 × W. 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

signature: lower right corner; brush-written in ink in archaic script: 張春紅 [Zhang Chun Hong]
seal: lower right corner; relief, circular: 紅 [Hong]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Hong Chun Zhang, creator, Lawrence, Kansas (2016-2021), sold; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Christina Marcove
Accession Year: 2021
Object Number: 2021.40
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: A color painting of two slices of a maki roll, a type of sushi, in which the seaweed on the outside has been replaced with black hair. The one on the right stands on its side and contains tuna, and the one on the left sits on its round face and contains vegetable.

Verification Level

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