New Year Print: Top-Rank Scholar Holding a "Ruyi" Scepter, with Three Children and a Money Tree
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New Year Print: Top-Rank Scholar Holding a "Ruyi" Scepter, with Three Children and a Money Tree

early 20th century

Classification
Prints
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; almost identical to 1980.92.16.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Century
20th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

35.9 x 23.6 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.)

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