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PrintsChinese20th century

It's Just Between the Heaven and Earth (Tiandi zhi jian)

People's Republic period, 1994

Artists

Zhongxiang LiArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and colors on paper; with signatures in English and Chinese both reading "Li Zhong Xiang" and with a printed, square, red intaglio seal impression reading "Zhong Xiang" in the lower right corner

Culture

Chinese

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

sheet: 59.2 x 84.7 cm (23 5/16 x 33 3/8 in.)

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