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Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two facing pages, aged paper with darker edges and spots, drawing of landscape scene with curved top line and straight bottom line. Scene depicts mountainous riverbank with large rock formation on right side. A pagoda sits on top of the rock formation, which juts out into body of water. Three people sitting on rock at bottom right. Trees on left side, fence and mountain range in background. Vertical column of Chinese characters on right side, red seal below.

Artwork details

Date:
first edition, printed in 1679
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 493 px
Museum record:
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