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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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.