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Picture of a Cat, a Bird, and a Crabapple
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePicture of a Cat, a Bird, and a Crabapple (海棠綬帶富貴圖), 1662–1735. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign (1622–1722) to Yongzheng reign (1723–35). Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper; print only: 50.6 x 30 cm (19 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.); overall: 53 x 34.6 cm (20 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2025.60
