清 王槩 繪圖、李漁 出版 《芥子園畫傳》 木刻書|Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, volumes 1–4
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
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1924
Accession Number
CIB1a–q
About the Artist
Wang Gai · 1645–1710
Wang Gai (王概, 1645–1710), a prominent Qing dynasty painter from Xiushui in Zhejiang province, established himself in the vibrant cultural hub of Nanjing, where he flourished from around 1677 to 1705. Born into a scholarly family—his father-in-law was the renowned writer Li Yu (1611–1680)—Gai trained under the master Gong Xian (1619–1689), one of the Eight Masters of Jinling, adopting his robust la...