Niu Kua and Fuxi,, (undated)

Lubell 6/15: 110a-c

Black and white woodcut print that depicts a woman and man in Chinese dress figures (Chinese mythological creation figures of forefather and foremother of humans?), with mermaid/serpent tails above [birds?] with curling tails and wavy lines (water?). They are wielding vaguely defined instruments as they fly above birds with "cloudy" bodies and the sea, with large birds behind them. Signed Winifred Milius Lubell. Prints 110a and 110c are the mirror image of 110b. Print 110b is titled Niu-Kua & her Consort and is numbered 13 in the lower right corner. See woodblock Nu-Kua Chinese (Lubell 467, Box 30). For a different treatment of this subject see woodblock Nui Kua (Lubell 466, Box 30).

110a – 22.7 x 23.4 cm

110b – 23.9 x 22.5 cm

110c – 24 x 22.5 cm