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1990.30.24

Woodblock-printed picture with silk mount, depicting a child catching a fish with his mouth. [El.B 12/03/2008]

1990.30.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woodblock-printed picture with silk mount, depicting a child catching a fish with his mouth. [El.B 12/03/2008]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Tianjing Yangliging
Person
Field collector Chen Ning Kang
PRM source Chen Ning Kang
Date / Period
Date made: 1988
Date collected
1988
Acquisition information
Purchased: 06/1990
Materials and processes
Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Material Paper Plant, Process Painted, Process Printed, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 435 mm, Length: max 303 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1990.30.24
Research and responses

New Year pictures from Yangliging are famed among folk woodblock prints in China. The outlines are printed with ancient woodblocks dating from the late Ming or early Qing Dynasty and the colours added by hand. The pictures are of glorious and auspicious themes.

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