SET OF THREE VOLUMES OF "MANUAL OF THE MUSTARD SEED GARDEN"
QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD, DATED TO 1810AD
£303
Auction: 12 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
清嘉慶 嘉慶庚申清和月芥子園李氏鐫藏/嘉慶庚申孟春芥子園煥記重鐫 梅、竹及菊譜（共三冊）
text in Chinese, numerous woodblock illustrations (some hand-coloured), stitched as issued in original buff wrappers
Dimensions
25.6cm x 16.1cm
Provenance
Private collection, London
Footnote
Note: The Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden (Chinese 'Jieziyuan Huazhuan') was the most influential printed manual of Chinese painting of the early Qing Dynasty.
The first part was first published in 1679, comprising five fascicles, the second and third parts were added in 1701. It continued to play an important role in the Edo period in Japan, and was later updated by Chao Xun (1852-1917), whose version is usually the basis for modern reprints. The present set comprises one fascicle of text, one on the painting of trees, one on hills and stones, one on people and houses, and four on flora and leaves.