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Sleeping Birds

Woodblock printing in color reached a height in China in the 1600s to 1700s. The prints were executed by means of sets of separate blocks, each carved to print a different color.

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Printmaking · Animals · Catalog HV8U9JV3

Sleeping Birds

Unknown creator · 1700–1750

Woodblock printing in color reached a height in China in the 1600s to 1700s. The prints were executed by means of sets of separate blocks, each carved to print a different color.

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