Page from Shi Zhu Zhai
The Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is one of the earliest and finest examples of color printing from China. The book, which served as both luxury object and guide for the aspiring painter, compiles familiar images from Chinese art, especially flowers, rocks, birds, and bamboo. The examples chosen for this display feature bird-and-flower subjects.
Artwork Details
- 明 十竹齋書畫譜 四開
- Title: Page from Shi Zhu Zhai
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: first edition printed in 1633
- Culture: China
- Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 11 9/16 in. (25.2 x 29.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
- Object Number: CP64
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Attributed to Leng Mei (Chinese, active 1677–1742)
early 18th century
Accession Number: 2025.385
Accession Number: 2025.417
Illustrated by Cai Chonghuan (Chinese, active early 17th century)
dated 1621, first edition
Accession Number: 2025.358
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