1858
plate: 15.5 x 13 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseLithograph on chine collé
19th centuryFrenchWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Fa" ("Flourishing Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.69.
20th centuryChineseUkiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Japanese