PrintsChinese20th century

Five Goldfish

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 holding a big sack by the river. There are two goldfish in the water. Chinese characters occupy upper right 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. 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.

Related Artworks

Prints

Postcard: Manhattan (skyline at sunset)

Cai Guo-Qiang, 1996

Commercially color-printed ink on card stock

20th centuryChinese

Prints

Paper God: Zhao Xuantan (or Zhao Gongming), God of Wealth, at an Altar Table with Four Attendants

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Xuantan Zhao Yuanshuai" ("General Zhao Xuantan"). Probably from Beijing.

20th centuryChinese

Prints

Nocturnal Irrigations

Mo Ce 莫測, 1973

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

20th centuryChinese

Prints

Door God: Heavenly Official in "Shou" ("Longevity")-Character Robe, with Two Boys and an Attendant, Presenting a Pomegranate

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Beijing; possible pair with 1980.92.6; image identical to 1935.37.19.

20th centuryChinese

Prints

New Year Print: Qilin Delivering Sons and Good Wishes

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Probably from Yangliuqing, Tianjin; possible pair with 1935.36.32.

20th centuryChinese

Prints

Paper God: Daoist Goddess of Wisdom for Young Children

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Yin Meng Niangniang" ("Goddess of Wisdom for Young Children"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

20th centuryChinese

Prints

None of the Melons Are Ripe

Chen Haiyan 陳海燕, 1986

Woodblock print; ink on pi zhi bast paper

20th centuryChinese

Prints

Paper God: Daoist Goddess of Childbearing

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink on paper; with printed inscription reading from right to left: "Guang Sheng Niangniang" ("Godness of Childbearing"). Probably from Beijing; part of a possible set of paper gods 1935.36.62-.81.

20th centuryChinese

Prints

Door God: General in Operatic Stage Costume Holding a Battle Axe, with Two Attendants

Unknown Artist, early 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed shop inscription reading "Dong Da Xing Fa" ("Flourishing Dong Da Xing"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan; possible pair with 1935.37.70; compare with 1935.37.125.

20th centuryChinese