The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

One Hundred Boys

1970s

China

woodblock print; ink and color on paper
108.5 x 56.7 cm (42 11/16 x 22 5/16 in.)
Gift of Christer von der Burg 2025.214
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Each color of this print on paper was impressed with a separately carved block.

Description

“One Hundred Boys” (or Baizitu) is a popular and auspicious theme in Chinese art that expresses the wish for numerous, successful male offspring and a flourishing family line. This motif first appeared during the Song dynasty (960–1279) and remains popular to the present.
  • 1997–2025
    Christer von der Burg, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2025–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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