Jieziyuan huaji 《芥子园画谱》
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Jieziyuan huaji 《芥子园画谱》
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Jieziyuan is an art textbook co-authored by multiple artists in the era of Kangxi (1662-1722), a classical publication represents the sophistication of the color woodblock printing technique in the early Qing dynasty. The word “huapu,” directly translated as the “painting note,” “painting excerption” or "painting book," refers to a systematic recording of art techniques with illustrations. Jieziyuan, as the most known and representative Chinese huapu, offers a series of detailed procedures of drawing landscape, still-life and animals. The section of birds illustrates the rendering of birds in steps and how to depict birds in different postures and various natural environments.
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