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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
Public Domain
Yes
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