Praying Mantis on a Lychee
A praying mantis rests on a flowering branch laden with orange fruit, among green leaves and pink blossoms. Vertical Chinese inscription runs down the upper right beside the branch, and the fruit is rendered in soft orange washes against pale paper.
Look closer: A small red seal stamp sits near the lower right corner of the sheet.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700–1750
- Medium
- Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2463 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1750).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund