New Year Print: Rooster Brings "Gong Ming" ("Honors") and an Auspicious Pendant Couplet Reading "Tian Zi Wan Nian" ("To the Emperor, Ten Thousand Years")
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New Year Print: Rooster Brings "Gong Ming" ("Honors") and an Auspicious Pendant Couplet Reading "Tian Zi Wan Nian" ("To the Emperor, Ten Thousand Years")

early 20th century

Classification
Prints
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Fu Xing" (probably the print shop name) at bottom left. Probably from Xi'an, Shaanxi; probable pair with 1935.37.98.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Century
20th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

27.6 x 15.1 cm (10 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)

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