Jack

Material: Chinese ink and watercolor on paper with traditional paper backing

Size: 16.5 x 12.5 inches

Date: 2016

Signed: Lukesi [in Chinese]

Seals: Lu Kesi (lower right under signature), copy of an old seal for good fortune (upper left, below inscription)

Inscription: Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack. He and his mother were very poor … — From a sketch in the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of painting. Lu Kesi 2016.

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Description

Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack. He and his mother were very poor …

A color painting by Lu Kesi based on a black and white woodcut illustration in the Ming dynasty Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting—with added commentary not found in the original.