Yuzhi gengzhi tu (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture)
Title
Yuzhi gengzhi tu (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture)
Subject
Rice, Agriculture, China
Description
Book of woodblock prints (46 leaves) in ink on paper, colours added by brush, showing the processes involved in rice growing and sericulture (winnowing, stacking of sheaves in a rick, etc.) taken from the 'Yuzhi Gengzhi tu'. Preface by the Emperor Kangxi.
Creator
Jiao Bingzhen (painter), Zhu Gui (block cut)
Source
British Museum
Publisher
British Museum
Date
1696
Contributor
Corina Minden-Birkenmaier
Rights
Owned by the British Museum
Relation
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Format
Woodcut on paper
Language
Chinese (inscription)
Type
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Identifier
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Coverage
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Original Format
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Physical Dimensions
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Files
Citation
Jiao Bingzhen (painter), Zhu Gui (block cut), “Yuzhi gengzhi tu (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture),” Food origins, accessed December 11, 2023, https://tenochtitlan.omeka.net/items/show/82.