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Vintage"Jieziyuan Huazhuan" (Mustard Seed Garden Manual Illustrative Book

$ 42.24

Topic: Asian / General, General ISBN: 9780691018195 Book Series: Bollingen Ser. Publication Year: 1978 Book Title: Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting : a Facsimile of the 1887-1888 Shanghai Edition Item Weight: 40 oz Author: Mai-Mai Sze Item Width: 8.5 in Genre: Art Item Height: 1.6 in Number of Pages: 648 Pages Format: Trade Paperback Language: English Publisher: Princeton University Press Item Length: 8.9 in gtin13: 9780691018195 Narrative Type: Nonfiction Illustrator: Yes

Description

This item is a copy of the "Jieziyuan Huazhuan" (Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting), specifically Volume 2 which focuses on plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums. It is a traditional instructional manual for painters. Subject Matter: The manual provides lessons on painting the "Four Gentlemen" (plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum) in Chinese art. Historical Significance: First published in the Qing dynasty, it has been a foundational text for learning traditional Chinese painting for centuries. Artist Context: The cover mentions "巢勋临本" (Chao Xun linben), indicating these are copies or tracings made by the artist Chao Xun.

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