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Grasshopper on Pomegranate

蚱蜢與石榴

1700–1750

China, Suzhou, Qing dynasty

(1644–1911)
Medium
Woodblock printed in black and six other colors
Measurements
Print only: 29.5 x 28.3 cm (11 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.); Overall: 40.5 x 49.4 cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2025.116
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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.

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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 horizontal woodblock print on cream-colored paper depicts two pomegranate branches. On the upper right, a branch features a large green pomegranate and muted red flowers. Extending toward the lower left, another branch holds a split yellow pomegranate with red seeds, a green grasshopper perched on its surface. In the upper left, four columns of black calligraphic script are arranged vertically. Muted green leaves and small orange blossoms appear throughout.

Grasshopper on Pomegranate

1700–1750

China, Suzhou, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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