PrintsChinese20th century

Catching Fish

1955

Artists

Mo Ce 莫測Artist

Description

Fisherman capturing fish with cormorants

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Chinese

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image: H. 29.8 × W. 20.1 cm (11 3/4 × 7 15/16 in.) paper: H. 39.2 × W. 26 cm (15 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Mo Ce, Beijing, China (1955-2010), gift; to daughter-in-law Yiling Mao and son Ping Mo, Beijing and New York (2010-2017), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017. Footnotes: Artist Mo Ce (b. 1928)

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