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Catching Fish
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Fisherman capturing fish with cormorants
Department of Asian Art
Mo Ce Beijing China (1955-2010) gift; to daughter-in-law Yiling Mao and son Ping Mo Beijing and New York (2010-2017) gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2017.
Footnotes:
Artist Mo Ce (b. 1928)
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Yiling Mao (AB '91 AM '94) and Ping Mo (MArch '90)
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