Take Out #2, from the Hairy Objects series

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2021.42
People: Hong Chun Zhang 張春紅 (born 1971)
Title: Take Out #2, from the Hairy Objects series
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: 2016
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, Kansas, Lawrence
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/372644

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Chinese ink and color on Xuan paper

Dimensions

H. 40.6 × W. 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

signature: lower left; brush-written in ink in archaic script: 張春紅 [Zhang Chun Hong]
seal: lower left; relief, circular, artist’s seal: 紅 [Hong]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Hong Chun Zhang, creator, Lawrence, Kansas (2016-2021), sold; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Christina Marcove
Accession Year: 2021
Object Number: 2021.42
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: A color painting of a folded container for Chinese takeout food, with a pagoda printed in red on the side of the container, strands of blonde hair spilling out from the top of the container, and a pair of chopsticks inserted into the hair and projecting vertically.

Verification Level

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