1933
65.7 × 50.2 cm (25 7/8 × 19 3/4 in.)
Merrill C. Berman, New York, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023.
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
20th centuryJapaneseWoodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
16th centuryGermanWoodblock 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.
20th centuryChinese