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Happiness
Chen Yiming Chinese
Not on view
In simple monochrome, Chen Yiming created this powerful image of a peasant’s weather-beaten face and gnarled hands. The rough carving of the woodblock ingeniously transmits the subject’s rugged features and captures the sense of ease he seems to be enjoying in the blazing sunlight.
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