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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.37.28
Title
New Year Print: A Cat Catching a Mouse
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Sichuan province, Jiajiang
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206681

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription of a poem reading from right to left: "Ci mao shenshi mengyong/ Liangyan qiasi (ling?) long/ Si zhua youru gangcha/ Laoshu bu gan cheng xiong" ("This cat is so fierce/ Two eyes are like gems/ Four claws are like steel sickles/ Rats dare not show off"), and a color printed inscription in purple: "Chi Ling" ("Imperial Edict"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.
Dimensions
paper: 44.5 x 26.2 cm (17 1/2 x 10 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carl Schuster, Esq.
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.37.28
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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