Orchids, Butterfly, and Rock (Jiezi yuan hua zhuan)

Maker

Wang Jie 王杰 (Chinese, 1725－1805, b. in Shanxi, China), calligrapher

Culture

Chinese

Title

Orchids, Butterfly, and Rock (Jiezi yuan hua zhuan)
from the *Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual* (Jieziyuan huazhuan)

Period

Qing

Year

possibly printed in 1701

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Origin: China

Dimensions

Sheet: 26.7 x 31.1 cm (10 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches)

Identification

Edition

Soren Edgren suggested that this page might be from the 1701 edition of the Mustard Seed Garden Manual (10/01/2005).

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.610

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Insect Prints and Insects
Feb 14, 1986 – May 25, 1986

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Wang Jie 王杰 (Chinese, 1725－1805, b. in Shanxi, China), calligrapher
Orchids, Butterfly, and Rock (Jiezi yuan hua zhuan); from the *Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual* (Jieziyuan huazhuan), possibly printed in 1701
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 26.7 x 31.1 cm (10 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.610

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