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Buddha’s Hand Fruits, after Gao You (active first half of the 17th century) Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting

After Gao You Chinese

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The Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting is one of the earliest color-printed picture collections in China and the first to capture the subtle nuance of brushstrokes. It is named after the Ten Bamboo Studio of the scholar Hu Zhengyan in Nanjing. Hu compiled calligraphies and paintings by past and contemporary artists, then had them carved and printed by a skilled team in eight volumes with 186 pictures and 140 matching poems. These leaves are among the earliest and finest imprints of existing versions from the original blocks.

Buddha’s Hand Fruits, after Gao You (active first half of the 17th century) Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, After Gao You (Chinese, active first half of the 17th century), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China

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