1879
Paper | Ink; Woodblock Printed
A woodblock print depicts a cluster of abstract, organic shapes resembling rocks or clouds, rendered in muted blues, whites, and earthy tones, set against a sparse green ground. A woodblock print depicts a cluster of abstract, organic shapes resembling rocks or clouds, rendered in muted blues, whites, and earthy tones, set against a sparse green ground. Chinese wood block print. Fancy rock. 4 color. 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. 35-5-103 Purchased from S. Matsumoto, 1935
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