Traditional New Year painting - Pig eating taro leaves (Vietnames: Lợn ăn lá ráy)
| Accession Nr.: | 61.1.3 |
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| Type: | woodblock print |
| Date of production: |
between 1950 and 1960
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| Materials/Techniques: | paper, coloured woodblock print |
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| Dimensions: | height: 25 cm width: 35. 7 cm |
The image, made in the Ðông Hồ workshop in Vietnam, shows a pig eating a taro leaf, with a yin-yang symbol on the side. This New Year woodcut (associated with the Tet celebrations), wishing good luck, abundance and fertility, was part of a series of originally 15 woodcut in the Museum's collection.