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1990.30.16

Woodblock-printed picture.

1990.30.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woodblock-printed picture.
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Shangdong Province Sangdong Weifang City
Person
Field collector Chen Ning Kang
PRM source Chen Ning Kang
Date / Period
Date made: 1986
Date collected
1986
Acquisition information
Purchased: 06/1990
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width 555 mm, Length 420 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1990.30.16
Research and responses

Woodblock prints of this kind originated in the Ming and early Qing Dynasties. They have auspicious and glorious themes. They are very popular with villagers, who use them as a necessary decoration in the house during the Spring Festival.

Ref. The Collection of Essays on batik in memory of Chen Ningkang ?2005 (ISBN 9 787807 300014) (in Chinese) in Balfour Library.

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Amulet, Print

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