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How Beautiful are the Mountains and Rivers of Taihang

1978

Artists

Mo Ce 莫測Artist

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. 49.7 × W. 59.9 cm (19 9/16 × 23 9/16 in.) paper: H. 51.1 × W. 60.8 cm (20 1/8 × 23 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Mo Ce, Beijing, China (1978-2010), 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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