清 王槩 繪圖、李漁 出版 《芥子園畫傳》 木刻書|Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, volumes 1–4
Medium
Seventeen volumes of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper
Dimensions
10 1/16 x 6 3/8 in. (25.6 x 16.2 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1924
Accession Number
CIB1a–q
Rights
Public Domain
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...