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Wang Nieh
The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan Huazhuan)Qing dynasty, originally published 1679-1701; this version, 18th-19th century

Not on view
Woodblock print on cream paper depicting two flowering branches with loose ink lines and washes of blue, green, and yellow, with Chinese inscription and seal at upper left
Japanese woodblock print on aged paper depicting bamboo stalks with green leaves and several grasshoppers rendered in fine ink outline with yellow and green wash, accented by loose blue flowering sprays.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting a fully open peony bloom and two buds on a branching stem with lobed leaves, rendered in soft blue and green washes on cream paper; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print depicting a banana plant with broad blue-green leaves rising from a cluster of weathered rocks rendered in grey and pink washes; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Japanese woodblock print depicting a flowering branch with white blossoms and blue-green leaves, a grasshopper perched at center, rendered in soft blue, green, and outline tones on aged paper; vertical columns of Japanese text with a red seal at upper right.
Woodblock print of peonies and flowering plants in soft pink, blue-gray, green, and yellow, with loose outlines and layered color blocks; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print on aged paper depicting two yellow peony blooms with blue-green leaves on branching stems, a small bird at upper left, and columns of Chinese calligraphy at lower right.
Woodblock print on cream paper depicting hydrangea blossoms with blue-green leaves on a curving stem, three large rounded flower clusters rendered in fine white lines with blue outlines; a soft pink wash suggests a rising sun in the upper right; vertical columns of Chinese or Japanese characters with a seal at upper left.
Woodblock print on cream paper depicting two flowering branches: a sparse ink-outlined branch with white blossoms at left, and a fuller spray of blue, green, and pink leaves and flowers at right. Two columns of Chinese calligraphy with a seal appear at upper left.
Woodblock print on paper depicting a lingzhi fungus with cream, yellow, and blue cap alongside a pine branch with needle clusters and a pinecone; columns of Chinese calligraphy in upper left.
Woodblock-printed album leaf with a black-and-white bird perched on a bamboo stalk, beside a branch bearing yellow fruit and blue-green leaves; columns of Chinese characters at upper left.
Woodblock print on paper, a yellow-breasted bird perched on a diagonal branch with pink blossoms and blue-green leaves extending from upper left to lower right, against an open cream-colored ground.
Woodblock print depicting garden rocks surrounded by low ground cover, with green and blue leafy branches and pink hibiscus blooms rising at upper right; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left; soft ink washes with light color.
Album leaf in ink and light red wash depicting a grasshopper perched on a curved grass stem, surrounded by wildflowers and feathery seed heads, with a column of Chinese calligraphy at right.
Woodblock print on aged paper depicting a small yellow bird perched on a flowering branch with blue-green leaves and pink buds; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print, a green and yellow bird perched on a flowering branch with blue-green leaves and opening pomegranates in soft pink, green, and ochre tones; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print with hand coloring depicting lotus flowers and leaves; an open pink blossom and two buds emerge among green and deep blue-gray leaves with thin curving stems; columns of Chinese calligraphy at lower right.
Woodblock print of magnolia branches with blooming flowers in soft blue, teal, and rust tones on cream paper, rendered in loose ink outlines; columns of Chinese calligraphy in upper right.
Woodblock print with hand-applied color; a weathered garden rock at left beside flowering plants with blue-green leaves and pale pink blossoms, a small insect in flight above; columns of Chinese calligraphy in the upper left.
Woodblock print on paper depicting a dark bird perched on a gnarled branch, facing a small bee in flight, with flowering branches bearing yellow and green leaves below and pink blossoms above; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print with hand coloring; a dark-furred small animal perched on a gnarled branch amid grape leaves in blue-green and clusters of pink fruit; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting a yellow and gray bird perched on a branch with blue-green leaves and pink fruits, rendered in soft polychrome inks. Vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print depicting a flowering plant with blue-green leaves and soft pink blossoms, a small insect in flight at center right, and two vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at right margin.
Japanese woodblock print across two pages showing a gnarled branch with yellow blossoms extending right, and blue-green bamboo leaves with small round berries at upper left; vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy at lower left; pale cream ground with visible fold at center.
Woodblock print on paper depicting a large gray garden rock beside spreading lotus leaves in deep teal, with pale pink buds and small red birds at upper right; columns of Chinese calligraphy and a seal at upper left.
Woodblock print with hand-applied color; two birds among rocks, flowering peonies, and leafy branches, rendered in soft pink, blue-green, and brown washes; vertical columns of Chinese or Japanese calligraphy at upper left; aged paper with foxing visible.
Woodblock or hand-colored print on paper depicting flowering plants with blue-tinted blossoms and green stems, a small insect in flight at right, and a vertical column of Chinese calligraphy in the upper right corner.
Album leaf painting of flowering plants with loose, fluid brushwork in soft blue, green, and pink tones; a tall stem bears a large open blossom at center, with sprawling foliage below; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print of a large peony flower in layered pink and blue ink, with blue-green foliage and a yellow-green rounded form at lower right; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a flowering branch, rendered in blue, green, and gold; white blossoms with yellow centers; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print of a peony with soft pink petals and blue-green leaves and stem, rendered in outline with light color washes; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print of a peony branch with pale pink blossoms and blue-green leaves extending diagonally across the composition, with a vertical column of Chinese calligraphy at upper left, on cream-toned paper.
Woodblock print of a small yellow-and-brown bird perched on a gnarled branch, with drooping willow fronds in blue and green above; vertical column of Chinese calligraphy at lower left.
Woodblock print on paper depicting a flowering branch with pink blossoms, blue-green and sage leaves, and a gnarled grey trunk extending from lower left; two small insects float to the right; columns of Chinese calligraphy in the upper left.
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread depicting three small birds among flowering branches; two birds perch on a curved branch with blue-green blossoms at upper left, while a third bird flies at lower right; yellow and white chrysanthemums with green foliage fill the lower left corner; muted palette with delicate linework on aged cream paper.
Woodblock print of a small dark bird perched among flowering branches with blue-green foliage and yellow blossoms, rendered in delicate polychrome ink; two columns of Chinese seal script in the upper right.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper, two swallows in flight below flowering branches with soft pink blossoms; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a seal at left.
Woodblock print album leaf depicting two low-growing plants with long, arching blue-green grass-like leaves; one plant bears small white blossoms at left, the other yellow and blue flowers at right. Columns of Chinese calligraphy with seals appear in the upper right.
Woodblock-printed book opening with hand coloring; tall grasses with feathery plumes and leafy low-growing plants with small white flowers at left, two butterflies in flight at upper right, and columns of Chinese calligraphy at right.
Woodblock print on cream paper, a yellow chrysanthemum bloom and a trailing vine with blue-green leaves and a dark gourd, arranged diagonally across the right half; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock-printed book opening depicting a flowering plant with long green leaves and white blossoms with yellow accents, rendered in soft polychrome ink; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print album page depicting flowering plants with pink, blue, and green blooms beside a large gray garden rock, with two insects in flight at upper left and vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at left.
Album leaf with ink and light color on paper depicting a weathered garden rock rising vertically, surrounded by chrysanthemums in blue and brown, leafy plants in green, and bare branches; vertical column of Chinese calligraphy at right.
Woodblock print with hand coloring depicting yellow chrysanthemums and blue-green foliage along the lower edge, with delicate ink outlines and light washes. Columns of Chinese calligraphy appear in the upper left.
Woodblock-printed album page with two birds perched on a flowering branch rendered in soft blue, green, and yellow tones; pink blossoms extend along a diagonal branch across the composition; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock-printed album spread with hand coloring; yellow blossoms and blue-green leaves on a curving branch extend across both pages, with a pink dragonfly above; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print on paper, two flowering branches with yellow blossoms and blue-green leaves extending across the composition, with a column of Chinese characters at right center.
Woodblock print of a small blue and yellow bird perched on a flowering branch with pink blossoms and yellow flowers; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting a small bird in flight above a cluster of flowering plants with blue-green leaves and pink blossoms, alongside sparse reed grasses; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock-printed book opening with light blue ink; a swallow in flight at upper right descends toward a blossoming branch with white flowers extending across the lower half; columns of Chinese calligraphy fill the left page.
Woodblock print on paper, a small bird perched on a curving branch with pink blossoms and green leaves at upper right, yellow and white flowers below, and fruit-laden branches at left; three rows of Chinese characters in the upper center.
Woodblock print of a small gray bird perched on a flowering branch with blue-green leaves and yellow blossoms; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print album leaf with a bird perched on a branch of pink blossoms at right, and a blue-green peony at lower left, rendered in soft pastel colors; columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at upper left.
Woodblock print depicting flowering plants with lobed green leaves, deep blue pod-like blossoms, and a small outline butterfly at upper left, with columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print album leaf depicting two peony blooms with blue-green foliage; one flower fully open at upper right, a second partially open at lower left; delicate color washes in pale pink, white, and muted green with fine line work; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print with light washes of color depicting flowering branches with pink and yellow blossoms and blue-green leaves; a winged insect rests atop the central flower. Columns of Chinese calligraphy appear at upper left and upper right.
Woodblock print of flowering branch with open blooms in pale pink and green, and blue-toned leaves, with a moth rendered in gray-black above; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at right.
Album leaf with a gray and yellow bird perched on a flowering branch with pale pink blossoms and green leaves; columns of Chinese calligraphy in the upper right.
Woodblock-printed album opening with a flowering branch in pale pink blooms and blue-gray leaves spanning both pages, with columns of Chinese calligraphy in the upper right.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting rocks and grass in ink with blue-green washes at lower left, a yellow butterfly in the upper right, and columns of Chinese calligraphy at lower right.
Woodblock print album leaf depicting narcissus, a flowering rose branch, and leafy shrubs growing beside a layered garden rock, rendered in pale blue-green and soft pink with fine outline work; two vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a seal at right.
Woodblock print with hand coloring depicting rose branches with pale pink blooms and blue-green foliage beside a craggy ink-washed rock; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print page depicting an iris in bloom with blue and pale pink petals, growing among green and blue-tinted sword-shaped leaves beside a weathered rock; a small insect hovers at right; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock print with light washes of color; a dragonfly hovers above a slender plant at upper left, with grasses and broad green leaves at lower right; vertical column of Chinese calligraphy and a seal at upper right.
Woodblock print album page depicting a colorful kingfisher in flight with spread wings in blue, green, and yellow, approaching a cicada hanging from a willow branch; gnarled tree trunk at right, with columns of Chinese calligraphy at lower left.
Woodblock print with light color wash; a craggy scholar's rock and bamboo leaves in green and grey occupy the lower half, with a small orchid sketch in the upper right; columns of Chinese calligraphy and a seal at upper left.
Woodblock print album leaf depicting flowering plants with blue-green leaves and a pink and yellow bloom, with a praying mantis rendered in fine lines at center right; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock-printed album page depicting chrysanthemum blossoms on a diagonal branch with blue-green leaves; one flower rendered in pale gray, another in yellow-gold, against a cream ground. Columns of Chinese calligraphy and two seals at upper right.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting a trailing vine with blue blossoms and green leaves beside a craggy rock formation, with chrysanthemum blooms at left and a grasshopper at lower right; vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy at lower left.
Woodblock-printed album spread depicting hollyhock flowers with pale yellow petals and fine line detailing, blue-green foliage, and a pink bud at lower right; vertical column of Chinese calligraphy on the left page.
Woodblock print on paper depicting flowering plants with pink blossoms, blue-green leaves, and a small insect in flight at upper left; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print with pale blue-green ink, depicting grasses, flowering plants, and a small dragonfly in the upper right. Columns of Japanese calligraphy appear to the right of the botanical composition on aged cream paper.
Woodblock print with hand coloring, flowering plant with broad blue-green striped leaves and white blossoms on slender stems, a small butterfly in flight above, with columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper right.
Woodblock print in pale blue-gray tones depicting lotus plants with round leaves and unopened buds rising from mossy rocks, with scattered dots suggesting water droplets; columns of Chinese calligraphy and a seal in the upper right.
Woodblock print depicting an underwater scene with two fish and a shrimp swimming among rounded blue-green stones, aquatic plants, and scattered dark dots suggesting algae or roe; columns of Chinese calligraphy at upper left.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting a flowering plant with slender blue-green leaves on a branching stem, rendered in soft muted tones; columns of Chinese calligraphy at left.
Japanese woodblock print of pink poppy-like flowers with blue-green foliage and a small butterfly in flight at upper left; vertical columns of Chinese or Japanese script with a seal at upper right.
Woodblock-printed album leaf depicting a kingfisher with blue and yellow plumage perched on a gnarled branch, surrounded by leafy vines and blue morning glory blossoms; columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red seal at upper right.
Artist or Maker
Wang Nieh
China, circa 1650-circa 1700
Artist or Maker
Wang Shih
China, circa 1650-circa1710
Editor
Wang Gai
China, circa 17th century
Publisher
Shen Zinyou
Title
The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan Huazhuan)
Place Made
China
Date Made
Qing dynasty, originally published 1679-1701; this version, 18th-19th century
Medium
Color woodblock prints, ink and color on paper
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2010.105.1-.78
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art