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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A book page with a circular line border. A landscape illustration inside shows mountains and trees. The image is in black and white with some orange. The book page is light brown and has writing on the left side. The writing is black and there is one red stamp. The background behind the book page is white.

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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