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清王槩設計，李漁出版芥子園畫傳版本|Landscape after Fan Kuan (active ca. 990–1030), from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai

1679

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Baroque Baroque Landscape House Landscape Tree

Dominant colour

清王槩設計，李漁出版芥子園畫傳版本|Landscape after Fan Kuan (active ca. 990–1030), from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting is a 1679 ink by Wang Gai, a Baroque work, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Wang Gai
When & what style?: 1679 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows two mountain scenes with sharp peaks and winding paths. Trees clump near the base of the hills. A small building sits in the left valley, tucked between rocks. The lines are all drawn by hand, with no color—just black ink on light paper. The top of the page has Chinese writing, but it’s hard to read. The artist copied an old painting of mountains, but added his own style. The paper looks old and worn, like it’s been around for a long time. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.