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The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

A Facsimile of the 1887-1888 Shanghai Edition
Series: Bollingen Series
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The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting is the first English translation of the renowned Chinese handbook Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan (1679-1701). This volume, originally part of The Tao of Painting, offers detailed instructions, discussions on painting fundamentals, colour preparation notes, and editorial prefaces, translated and annotated by Mai-mai Sze.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for artists, art historians, and anyone interested in traditional Chinese painting and cultural art techniques.

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Presents an English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan" (original, 1679-1701). This title includes annotations of the texts of instructions, discussions of the fundamentals of painting, notes on the preparation of colors, and chief editorial prefaces.

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Originally published as Volume 2 of The Tao of Painting, this is the first English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan (original, 1679-1701).

Mai-mai Sze has translated and annotated the texts of instructions, discussions of the fundamentals of painting, notes on the preparation of colours, and chief editorial prefaces.

Series: Bollingen Series

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Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society praises this manual as one of the greatest guides to the most marvellous painting traditions ever, noting the value of having it available in English with insightful commentary.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691018195

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 1978

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Contributors:

  • Edited and translated by Mai-mai Sze

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 213.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 1134g

Pages: 648

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