the contents page from
Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan,
The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting,
1679 - 1701.
PART I Preface to the first edition (1679); Book of Trees; Book of Rocks; Book of Jen-Wu (figures and living things in the landscape - staffage and accessories) |
PART II Preface to the Complete Edition of 1701, Book of the Orchid, Book of the Bamboo, Book of the Plum, Book of the Crysanthemum. |
PART III Book of Grasses, Insects, and Flowering Plants. Book of Feathers and Fur and Flowering Plants. Concluding Notes on the Preparation of Colours. |
See particularly Notes on the Basic Principles, The Six canons, The Three Classes, the List of the Brushstrokes for modelling, the Six essentials, the Three Faults, a andThe Twelve Things to Avoid, e.g.
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