Ten Bamboo Studio Painting and Calligraphy Handbook (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu): Volume Two
Medium
Woodblock-printed book; ink and colors on paper; first edition
Dimensions
23.7 × 27.9 cm
Classification
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Accession Number
1984.45.2
Tags
male
About this artwork
Color printing reached a level of perfection in the early 1600s, as seen in this Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting and the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (printed 1679 and 1701). The painterly quality, precision in registering (aligning) the woodblocks, and harmonious colors made them the most successful color print editions in Chinese history. Both editions were printed and compiled in Nanjing, spread nationwide, and had a great impact on the arts in Japan and Kor...