Period:Qing dynasty Production date:c. 1735-c. 1750
Materials:paper
Technique:printed, woodblock,
Subjects:tree/bush insect fruit
Dimensions:Height: 29 centimetres Width: 36.50 centimetres
Description:
Woodblock print. Peach bough and cicada, with inscription. Printed in colour on paper.
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![图片[1]-print BM-1906-1128-0.15-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00091788_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-print BM-1906-1128-0.15-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00248632_001.jpg)
Comments:Peaches symbolise long life and immortality. Cicadas also represent long life – these insects have life-cycles of up to 17 years. For this reason, jade cicadas were placed in the mouths of the deceased in ancient China. Today, cicadas are very common in China during summer, and their love song is much admired.Luk Yu-ping 17/08/17:Anne Farrer dates the Ding prints to 1735-50. Previously dated to 17th century, then changed to 1700-1750 in ‘The Printed Image in China’.
Materials:paper
Technique:printed, woodblock,
Subjects:tree/bush insect fruit
Dimensions:Height: 29 centimetres Width: 36.50 centimetres
Description:
Woodblock print. Peach bough and cicada, with inscription. Printed in colour on paper.
IMG
Comments:Peaches symbolise long life and immortality. Cicadas also represent long life – these insects have life-cycles of up to 17 years. For this reason, jade cicadas were placed in the mouths of the deceased in ancient China. Today, cicadas are very common in China during summer, and their love song is much admired.Luk Yu-ping 17/08/17:Anne Farrer dates the Ding prints to 1735-50. Previously dated to 17th century, then changed to 1700-1750 in ‘The Printed Image in China’.
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![[Qing Dynasty] British female painter—Elizabeth Keith, using woodblock prints to record China from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China—1915-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-191x300.png)
