Huang Yikai

Huang Yikai (Chinese: 黃一楷; pinyin: Huáng Yīkǎi; 1580–1622) was a Chinese woodcutter active during the late Ming dynasty.

Early life

Huang was born in 1580 in Qiu (虬), a village in Xinan (新安), Anhui. His family had been in the engraving industry for generations and specialised in woodcuts done in the Hui (徽) style; after Huang was born, they relocated to Hangzhou.^[1]

Career

Huang did woodcut illustrations for numerous novels, including Romance of the West Chamber^[1] The Lyrics in the Whorehouse, Picture of the Boudoir, Su'e pian,^[2] and The Peony Pavilion.^[3] Lianhong Zhou of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, describes Huang's artistic style as "minute and exquisite".^[2]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Zhou 1995, p. 4.
^ ^a ^b Zhou 1995, p. 5.
^ "Chinese Woodblock Prints: Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints". Huntington Library. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

Bibliography

Zhou, Lianhong (October 1995). "Su E Pian: A Unique Treasure at the Kinsey Institute Library". Journal of Library & Information Science. 21 (2): 1–9.

[FOOTNOTEZhou19954-1] Zhou 1995, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEZhou19955-2] Zhou 1995, p. 5.

[3] "Chinese Woodblock Prints: Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints". Huntington Library. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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