Title: “Bamboo” section, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Object type: Illustrated book
Date: 1817 (Jiaqing 2nd edition)
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820)
Artist:  Wang Gai 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1645–1710
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: After conservation: 11 3/16 × 6 7/8 × 1/2 in. (28.4 × 17.5 × 1.3 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit line: Gift of Anita V. Beenk, 2016
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY