PrintsChinese17th-18th century

Orchids -- Illustration from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

after 1633 - before 1703

Artists

Hu Zhengyan 胡正言Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

One page from a woodblock printed book mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming (1368-1644) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

sight: 25 x 28.7 cm (9 13/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

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