Print

Unknown artist

1879

Paper | Ink; Woodblock Printed

Penn Museum

A woodblock print depicts a stylized, abstract rock formation with textured lines and washes of pale orange and grey. The background is a light, textured paper with a prominent yellow stain on the left. A woodblock print depicts a stylized, abstract rock formation with textured lines and washes of pale orange and grey. The background is a light, textured paper with a prominent yellow stain on the left. Woodblock print. Illustration from the "Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)" a manual for artists, first printed circa 1633 by Hu Zhengyan (1582 - 1672). Prints 35-5-97 to 35-5-195 are from an edition printed in 1879. Two rocks with wrinkles. 1 color. 35-5-110 Purchased from S. Matsumoto, 1935