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None of the Melons Are Ripe
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The coarsely cut woodblock print in black ink is enclosed within vertically oriented rectangle. The print depicts five watermelons on a grapevine trellis where a figure is sitting. A figure is to the right of the trellis whereas a large wedge of watermelon is underneath the trellis. Chinese characters occupy lower half of the print.
Rights: © Chen Haiyan. All rights reserved.
Department of Asian Art
Chen Haiyan Hangzhou (1986-2024) sold [through Ink Studio Beijing China]; to Harvard Art Museums 2024.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Johanna and Leslie Garfield Fund in Honor of Professor Roderick MacFarquhar
Title: None of the Melons Are Ripe
Description:
The coarsely cut woodblock print in black ink is enclosed within vertically oriented rectangle.
The print depicts five watermelons on a grapevine trellis where a figure is sitting.
A figure is to the right of the trellis whereas a large wedge of watermelon is underneath the trellis.
Chinese characters occupy lower half of the print.
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