PrintsChinese20th century

Just Like Daddy

1966

Artists

Mo Ce 莫測Artist

Description

Portrait of the artist's son at the beach

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. 20 × W. 25.7 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.) paper: H. 27.4 × W. 36 cm (10 13/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Mo Ce, Beijing, China (1966-2010), 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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