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Part 2 from The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual (3rd Chinese edition) 芥子園畫傳

Wang Gai 王槩 Chinese

1800

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Part 2 from The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual (3rd Chinese edition) 芥子園畫傳, Wang Gai 王槩 (Chinese, 1645–1710), Set of four woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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芥子園畫傳

Title: Part 2 from The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual (3rd Chinese edition) 芥子園畫傳

Artist: Wang Gai 王槩 (Chinese, 1645–1710)

Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Date: 1800

Culture: China

Medium: Set of four woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: each: 11 1/8 × 6 15/16 in. (28.2 × 17.7 cm)

Classification: Illustrated Books

Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013

Object Number: 2013.747a–d

Chronology

Central and North Asia, 1600-1800 A.D.

Chronology

Central and North Asia, 1800-1900 A.D.

Chronology

China, 1800-1900 A.D.

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