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PrintsChinese20th century

Nocturnal Irrigations

1973

Artists

Mo Ce 莫測Artist

Description

Night scene with reflections of moonlight on watter-logged terraced fields

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. 28.4 × W. 50.9 cm (11 3/16 × 20 1/16 in.) paper: H. 34 × W. 53.9 cm (13 3/8 × 21 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Mo Ce, Beijing, China (1973-2010), 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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