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Boy Bringing Wealth

招財童子

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period

(1736–95)
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Print only: 46.3 x 28.5 cm (18 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); Overall: 72.7 x 41.6 cm (28 5/8 x 16 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2025.59
Public Domain
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Woodblock printing in color reached a height in China in the 1600s to 1700s. The prints were executed by means of sets of separate blocks, each carved to print a different color.

Description

In the 1600s, printing flourished in such Jiangnan cities as Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huizhou, evolving from privately enjoyed illustrated books printed in color to more commercialized single-sheet color prints that were hung on walls and became part of the rich urban visual culture.
A vertical hanging scroll features a woodblock print on tan paper within a floral-patterned border. Centrally, a child wearing a blue and yellow patterned robe holds a long-stemmed lotus flower overhead. To the left, smoke rises from a bowl containing a blue toad, while several small bats fly in the space between. A string of coins hangs vertically beside the child.

Boy Bringing Wealth

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

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