Page from Shi Zhu Zhai
Unknown Artist
Medium
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 x 10 7/8 in. (25.4 x 27.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1924
Accession Number
CP121
Art Historical Context
This exquisite page from *Shi Zhu Zhai* (Ten Bamboo Studio) hails from China's Qing dynasty during the Qianlong period (6–95), a era of imperial patronage and artistic refinement under Emperor Qianlong's rule. Produced as part of a celebrated album, it showcases the pinnacle of Chinese printmaking, blending scholarly elegance with technical innovation. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through Rogers Fund in 192, this 10 x 10 7/8 in. (25.4 x 27.6 cm) print the cultural sophistication of 18th-century literati life. Crafted as a polychrome woodblock print with ink and color on paper, t...