PrintsChinese

Tang Yin's Manual of Ancient and Modern Paintings (Tang Jieyuan fang gujin huapu)

1621

Artists

Tang Yin 唐寅Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Thread-bound, woodblock printed book in seven volumes; ink on paper, printed by Su-ming (with printer's mark reading "Su-ming k'an")

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

irregular: 26.7 x 18.1 cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)

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