Ten Bamboo Studio Painting and Calligraphy Handbook (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu): Volume One
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Ten Bamboo Studio Painting and Calligraphy Handbook (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu): Volume One

TitleTen Bamboo Studio Painting and Calligraphy Handbook (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu): Volume One
ArtistHu Zhengyan (Chinese, c. 1584–1674)
Date1633 17th century
MediumWoodblock-printed book; ink and colors on paper; first edition
ClassificationPrint
OriginChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) China
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineTen Bamboo Studio Painting and Calligraphy Handbook (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu): Volume One (十竹齋書畫譜), 1633. Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, c. 1584–1674). Woodblock-printed book; ink and colors on paper; first edition; open and extended: 23.7 x 27.9 cm (9 5/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1984.45.1
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“Ten Bamboo Studio Painting and Calligraphy Handbook (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu): Volume One” is a work by Hu Zhengyan (Chinese, c. 1584–1674), dated 1633. It is executed in woodblock-printed book; ink and colors on paper; first edition and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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