Ghost
1986
Artists
Description
The coarsely cut woodblock print in black ink is enclosed within vertically oriented rectangle. The print depicts a figure laying in bed and above his head, there are two monsters with a monkey face and worm-like body. Chinese characters occupy between the figure and the monsters.
Dimensions
image: H. 18.8 × W. 13 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/8 in.) paper: H. 33 × W. 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Chen Haiyan, Hangzhou (1986-2024), sold [through Ink Studio, Beijing, China]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2024.
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