PrintsChinese20th century

Golden Lion

1986

Artists

Chen Haiyan 陳海燕Artist

Description

The coarsely cut woodblock print in black ink is enclosed within vertically oriented rectangle. The print depicts a figure looking up to a big cat, on which another smaller figure is riding. There is a head of a donkey to the right of the main figure. Chinese characters occupy lower half of the print.

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

Culture

Chinese

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image: H. 19 × W. 13 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.) paper: H. 32 × W. 23 cm (12 5/8 × 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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