“Bamboo” section, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, by Wang Gai, 1817 (Jiaqing 2nd edition)
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“Bamboo” section, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)

1817 (Jiaqing 2nd edition)

Medium
Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Classification
Illustrated Books
Dimensions
After conservation: 11 3/16 × 6 7/8 × 1/2 in. (28.4 × 17.5 × 1.3 cm)
Culture
China
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Gift of Anita V. Beenk, 2016
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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