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Rise in Rank and Attain Wealth

加官進祿

1736–95

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

(1736–95)
Medium
Hanging scroll; polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Print only: 55.5 x 29 cm (21 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.); Overall: 152 x 43.9 cm (59 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.); with knobs: 152 x 49 cm (59 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2025.29
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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.

Description

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.
A vertical woodblock print depicts a child with three hair buns crouching in a courtyard. Wearing a pale green robe with red trim, the child holds a flowering branch and a small deer's antlers. Bamboo grows to the left, while a circular window on the right reveals a tiled interior with a hanging cage. Muted tones of brown, red, and green color the scene on paper the same color as their skin.

Rise in Rank and Attain Wealth

1736–95

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

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