Woodblock print from 'Imperially commissioned illustrations of agriculture and sericulture' (Yuzhi Gengzhi tu), Jiao Bingzhen, 1696

Woodblock print from 'imperially commissioned illustrations of agriculture and sericulture' (yuzhi gengzhi tu) by zhu gui after designs by jiao bingzhen; each illustrated page, headed with a poem in the kangxi emperor’s calligraphy, depicts the appropriate activity for the season; printed in ink with hand-painted colours on paper in china, dated 1696. From volume one of a two-volume set. Chester beatty library c 1717. 1. Object Type: block book, woodblock print, individual copy of a book. Date: 1696. Place of creation: Qing dynasty. Dimensions: height: 390 mm (15.3 in) ; width: 296 mm (11.6 in). Medium: ink, paper, silk, wood. Collection: Chester Beatty Library. Illustrations of agriculture (CBL C 1717.1)

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Author: xylographer: Zhu Gui (1644–1717) art of painting: Jiao Bingzhen (1689–1726)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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chinese collection of the chester beatty library prints in the chester beatty library imperially commissioned illustrations of agriculture and sericulture (yuzhi gengzhi tu)chester beatty library zhu gui (printmaker)ink paper silk wood jiao bingzhen