The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting: A Facsimile of the 1887-1888 Shanghai Edition

· Princeton University Press
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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 Yüan 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 colors, and chief editorial prefaces.

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1.5
2 reviews
A Google user
January 9, 2018
Every one of the pictures in the bamboo and plum are deleted. Not sure if this is a copyright issue, but that should have been made clear- even within the title of the book. Had to buy a hard copy anyway. Very disappointed as I wanted easy access when painting places other than my home.
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