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35-5-151

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 35-5-151
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 1879
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink
Technique Woodblock Printed
Iconography Chrysanthemum
Description

Woodblock print. Illustration said to come from an 1879 edition of the "Studio of the Mustard Seed Garden" a manual for artists, first printed in 1679. However it is most likely from the Rounds Fans section of an 1879 edition of the "Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)" first printed circa 1633 by Hu Zhengyan (1582 - 1672). Large chrysanthemum on a rock, in a circle. 4 color.

Length 30 cm
Width 26 cm
Credit Line Purchased from S. Matsumoto, 1935

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