Human Generated Data

Title

The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, Volume One

Date

1679

People

-

Classification

Books

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Margot Warner, 1984.288.1

Human Generated Data

Title

The Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, Volume One

Date

1679

Classification

Books

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Margot Warner, 1984.288.1

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-09

Book 100
Text 99.9
Diary 99.3
Page 96.1
Paper 68.8

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-25

no person 98.8
paper 98.3
wood 95.2
book bindings 95
old 93
retro 92.1
antique 90.4
page 90.2
notebook 88.7
education 88.6
document 87.1
dirty 86.8
vintage 86
writing 84.5
interior design 83.8
classic 83.6
music 82.7
note 82.7
school 82.5
art 80.6

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

box 55.3
journal 45.8
container 42.5
carton 41.4
paper 38.5
old 34.8
empty 33.5
binding 33.2
grunge 32.4
vintage 32.3
book 29.8
binder 29.5
blank 28.3
texture 27.1
retro 24.6
crate 23.2
ancient 21.6
wall 21.4
page 21.3
protective covering 21.1
design 20.8
sheet 19.7
document 19.5
antique 19.1
aged 18.1
covering 17.8
pages 16.6
diary 16.6
note 16.5
open 16.2
material 15.2
frame 15
art 15
brown 14.7
interior 14.1
historic 13.8
pattern 13.7
notebook 13.6
dirty 13.6
rusty 13.3
border 12.7
style 12.6
parchment 12.5
rough 11.8
broad 11.8
space 11.6
grungy 11.4
home 11.2
letter 11
history 10.7
backgrounds 10.5
storage 10.5
weathered 10.5
building 10.3
object 10.3
graphic 10.2
house 10
manuscript 9.8
business 9.7
textured 9.6
room 9.6
text 9.6
structure 9.6
damaged 9.5
construction 9.4
architecture 9.4
nobody 9.3
cover 9.3
message 9.1
information 8.9
metal 8.9
shabby 8.8
tracery 8.8
ragged 8.8
stains 8.7
memory 8.7
stained 8.7
cardboard 8.6
yellow 8.6
write 8.5
wallpaper 8.4
school 8.1
office 8
light 8
century 7.8
education 7.8
succulent 7.8
crumpled 7.8
sepia 7.8
locker 7.7
decay 7.7
spot 7.7
canvas 7.6
wood 7.5
element 7.4
floor 7.4
backdrop 7.4
grain 7.4
furniture 7.2
door 7.2
surface 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-09

Book 86
Handwriting 85.8
Rectangle 85.1
Font 81.2
Parallel 77.1
Publication 72.1
Paper 71.4
Paper product 67
Stationery 62.5
Document 59.2
Pattern 57.1
Office supplies 57.1
Notebook 55.1
Wood 51

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-09

text 94.7
handwriting 92.6
drawing 83.3
parallel 62.7
sketch 60.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Book
Book 100%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-09

a close up of a door 73.6%
close up of a door 68.5%
a door in a room 63.7%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-17

a photograph of a book with chinese writing on it -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-17

The image shows a double-page spread from an old, possibly ancient, Chinese book. The left page is filled with vertical columns of text, likely in traditional Chinese characters. The title "芥子園書傳卷之一目錄" (Jieziyuan Shuchuan Juan Zhi Yi Mulu) is prominent, which translates to "Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, Volume One, Table of Contents." Below this is the heading "書學淺說論書十八則" (Shuxue Qianshuo Lunshu Shiba Ze), which means "Brief Discussion on Calligraphy: Eighteen Principles."

The table of contents lists various sections, including "大法" (Great Law), "三病" (Three Ills), "分宗" (Division of Branches), "能變" (Ability to Change), "用筆" (Use of the Brush), "天地位置" (Placement of Heaven and Earth), and "設色各法二千六期" (Methods of Applying Colors: Two Thousand Six Periods). Further down, there are lists like "石青" (Stone Blue), "銀珠" (Silver Pearls), "乳金" (Milk Gold), "藤黃" (Tangerine Yellow) and other color names and related information.

The right page is blank, possibly intended for the actual content related to the table of contents on the left. The text on the left appears to be an early calligraphic or printed book, perhaps a manual or reference on painting, calligraphy, or related arts.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-17

Here's a description of the image:

The image shows an open book with text in traditional Chinese characters. The book is likely old, judging by the paper quality and binding style. The left page is filled with closely written columns of text, divided by thin vertical lines. The title, "芥子園書傳卷之一目錄", and other text are visible, along with a section titled "設色各法二千六期" (roughly translated to "Methods of Color Application"). There are various names of colors listed, such as "石青" (stone blue), "藤黃" (gamboge yellow), and "朱砂" (cinnabar). The right page is mostly blank except for faint vertical lines. The background of the image is a dark surface, contrasting with the off-white pages of the book.

Text analysis

Amazon

#
AL1
$ 100
THE

Google

雕傳雄石 花粉黃森 1就專士 草調石朱 綠脂黃砂 |芥子圍肅傳卷 之一目錄 盡學淺說論于八則一 六法 _二病 六長 三品 成家 釋名 重渭宣养 六要 十二总 能變 _天地位置一 設色各法+*则 石青 定 L 1ST J
花粉
1
調
黃砂
|
芥子
之一
目錄
六法
_
三品
成家
十二
天地
位置
+
*
石青
L
1ST
J