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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book. Pages are aged beige color. Black line drawings of rocky cliffs and mountains on both pages. Trees on top of cliffs. Small buildings on cliffs. Water on bottom right page. Chinese writing in black ink on bottom right page. Some characters in red ink. Pages have thin black border. Pages are slightly yellowed and stained. Pages are bound on left side.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1679
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 492 px
Museum record:
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