Huang Yikai

Chinese woodcutter

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Huang.

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

## Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Citations[edit]

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

### Bibliography[edit]

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