The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting by Mai-mai Sze

ISBN: 0691018197

Author: Mai-mai Sze

Condition: new

Originally published as Volume 2 of The Tao of Painting, this is the first English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "Chieh Tzu Yan Hua Chuan" (original, 1679-1701). Mai-mai Sze has translated and annotated the texts of instructions, discussions of the fundamentals of painting, notes on the preparation of colors, and chief editorial prefaces.

• authentic Chinese sumi ink painting | black & white composition; essential line, sometimes mass | scholarly yet simple | historic technique