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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
Museum record:
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