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The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual (Japanese reprint) 芥子園畫傳

ca. 1753
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  • 芥子園畫傳
  • Title: The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual (Japanese reprint) 芥子園畫傳
  • Artist: Wang Gai 王槩 (Chinese, 1645–1710)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1753
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Set of five woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: each: 11 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (28.3 × 18.1 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.746a–e
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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