Block for printing "longevity" spirit money, from Taiwan
Artist
Artist Unknown Taiwan
Physical Description
Wooden block painted cinnabar red with a carved floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center.
This is a line drawing on white paper. It depicts a ladder with the word "Mother" below it. The word is followed by a small letter "c" within a circle.
Liverdun, One of the 'Twelve Etchings from Nature,' or the 'French Set'
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A street or courtyard fills the middle distance. A handful of figures stand or sit in front of the buildings on the right; only a single cow at the right occupies the open space in the foreground. The low buildings are, on the left side, brightly lit while the structures on the right are in shadow.
This black and white print has a vertical format with a single standing figure. The figure, shown in profile, has the right arm upraised with palm up. He is wearing voluminous drapery and has a halo and bare feet. There is a long bladed saw on the ground beside him.
