I Let Go [of the Snake]
1986
Artists
Description
The coarsely cut woodblock print in black ink is enclosed within vertically oriented rectangle. The print depicts a circular ring in which a figure is holding a snake. Another figure is underneath them, and to his right there is a table. Chinese characters occupy the whole print with some on top of the image.
Dimensions
image: H. 19.6 × W. 13 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.) paper: H. 32.2 × W. 23 cm (12 11/16 × 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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