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