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Allaying the Summer Heat under Wutong Trees, after Shen Zhou, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 1, vol. 5

Wang Gai Chinese
After Shen Zhou Chinese

ca. 1800

Not on view

The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual was named after a Nanjing estate of the renowned playwright and novelist Li Yu (1611–1680), whose son-in-law commissioned Wang Gai (1645–1710) to compile the book. Part 1, devoted to landscape painting, was published in 1679. Compared with the earlier manual of the same nature, the Ten Bamboo Studio Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, it takes a more art-historical and didactic approach. This print, taken from a later edition of part 1, was made by using two or three blocks with varying shades of black ink to reproduce a painting by Shen Zhou (1427–1509), a leading artist of the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644) active in Suzhou.

Allaying the Summer Heat under Wutong Trees, after Shen Zhou, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 1, vol. 5, Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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Title: Allaying the Summer Heat under Wutong Trees, after Shen Zhou, Leaf from the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, part 1, vol. 5

Artist: Wang Gai (Chinese, 1645–1710)

Artist: After Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)

Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Date: ca. 1800

Culture: China

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (22.5 x 14 cm)
Overall: 21 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (55.7 x 40.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum- Donated by K. K. Chow

Accession Number: PI.023

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