清 王槩 畫圖、李漁出版 《芥子園畫傳》 木版畫|Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
first edition, printed in 1679
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. (24.4 x 30 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1924
Accession Number
CP34
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of Qing dynasty artistry with this exquisite page from the *Mustard Seed Garden Manual of* (*Jieziyuan Huazhuan*), compiled by Gai and published by Li Yu in its first edition of 1679. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Asian Art Department, this woodblock print—measuring 9⅝ × 11⅞ inches—captures the essence of traditional Chinese landscape painting, a genre revered for evoking harmony between humanity and nature. Printed in vibrant ink and color on paper the manual revolutionized artistic education during the Qing period (1644–1911). Wang Gai, a master painte...
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...