16th-17th century
41 prints in 3 folders
plate: 14.4 x 11.4 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Edith I. Welch, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016
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 centuryChinese
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryFlemish