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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 brown discoloration and black border; drawing depicts mountains with steep slope on right and gentler slope on left, both covered with trees; small house on left; curvy line across top resembling a semicircle; Chinese writing at top; red square seal on top left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition printed in 1679
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 485 px
Museum record:
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