Scroll painting: novel illustration

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 59.100.1
Type: woodblock print; hanging scroll
Date of production:
1950s
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: paper, woodblock printing, hand coloured, mounted as hanging scroll
Dimensions: height: 128 cm
széleség: 42. 3 cm
Scroll image, vertically divided into two scenes. In the upper field we see a female figure hurrying in front of a troop of horses with flags, while in the foreground of the lower picture, bound prisoners are being dragged, while in the background the invaders themselves feast from the ornate table. Both pictures are accompanied by inscriptions. Hand-coloured Hàng Trống print.