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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white circular drawing on aged off-white paper with darker perimeter, depicting mountain landscape and trees. Mountains rise steeply from shoreline. A building is on right edge. There are two red seals and vertical Asian script on left side. Pages are bound on left.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1679
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 486 px
Museum record:
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