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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A circular illustration on aged paper depicts a landscape with a mountain and a body of water. The drawing has black outlines and subtle blue and brown shading. A cluster of trees and a house are on the right. In the middle ground, several large boulders are scattered along the shoreline. A small animal is in the water on the bottom right. Chinese characters are on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1679
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 493 px
Museum record:
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