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Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Illustrated by Wang Gai Chinese
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820) edition
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 214

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Object Information
  • 清 王槩 繪圖、李漁 出版《芥子園畫傳》 木刻書
  • Title: Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
  • Artist: Illustrated by Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820) edition
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Seventeen volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 1/16 x 6 3/8 in. (25.6 x 16.2 cm)
  • Classification: Illustrated Books
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: CIB1a–q
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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