PrintsChinese20th century

Vista on Bashang

1959

Artists

Mo Ce 莫測Artist

Description

Harvest at the Bashang Grasslands near Beijing

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Culture

Chinese

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image: H. 23.5 × W. 30 cm (9 1/4 × 11 13/16 in.) paper: H. 29.9 × W. 34.4 cm (11 3/4 × 13 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Mo Ce, Beijing, China (1959-2010), 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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