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Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, volumes 1–4

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Five tan book spines with black Chinese characters on a white surface. Four book spines side by side have the same black border and Chinese writing. The fifth item, on the right, has one side with the same spine design and a white label on the cover with English text. The books are arranged on a white surface. The spines are vertical and parallel to each other. The covers are a light brown color. The Chinese characters on the spines are written in black ink. The white label on the cover of the fifth item contains several lines of small English text.

Artwork details

Medium:
Seventeen volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 468 px
Museum record:
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