1928
16.2 × 11.4 cm (6 3/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Merrill C. Berman, New York, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hashira-e" format; ink and color on paper
18th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with a printed couplet reading from right to left: "Ren Jian Si Ming Zhu; Tian Shang Ear Mu Shen" ("Arbiter of Fate on Earth; Surveillance [literally, 'ear-and-eye'] Official of Heaven"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
20th centuryChineseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Rong" ("Prosperous Dong Da Xing"; probably the print shop name). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.124.
20th centuryChineseEngraving printed in black ink with added transparent and opaque watercolor and metallic gold on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream
16th centuryNetherlandish