PrintsChinese20th century

On the Suzhou River

1958

Artists

Mo Ce 莫測Artist

Description

Boat scene on the Suzhou River in Shanghai

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. 36.5 × W. 22.8 cm (14 3/8 × 9 in.) paper: H. 42.4 × W. 27.4 cm (16 11/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Mo Ce, Beijing, China (1958-2010), 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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