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One Hundred Boys

百子圖

1970s

China

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

1970s

China

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