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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing on aged paper with Chinese writing. A mountainous scene with trees and foliage. A building on the left. Curved top edge. Rectangle shape with triangular bottom. Two red stamps. Two columns of writing on right.

Artwork Details

Date
first edition printed in 1679
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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