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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting by Wang Gai. The image shows an old, open book with a drawing of a landscape. The drawing is in black, gray, and white ink and depicts a mountainous scene. There are several trees, some bare and some with leaves, and a few buildings. The sky is cloudy. The page is yellowed with age and has Chinese writing in black ink at the top. There is a red seal or stamp on the left side of the page. The book's pages are off-white and have a rough texture. The drawing takes up most of the page, with a thin black border around it. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1679
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 490 px
Museum record:
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