"Mustard Seed Garden" was first written in the reign of Kangxi, and was copied again and again and gradually spread. During the Guangxu period (1875- 1909), many people needed this painting, but the original book was worn out and could not be printed because it was reprinted over the years. At that time, there was a painter named Chao Xun, who was also from Jiaxing. He copied the first three episodes, added a batch of paintings by famous Shanghai artists, and at the same time compiled an episode of People (the fourth episode of Mustard Garden), which was photocopied and published in You Zheng Bookstore in Guangxu twenty-three years, and was known as "a copy of the training". Although this set of "Mustard Garden" is a black and white edition, it is much richer than the Kangxi edition. Since then, "Mustard Garden" has spread more widely. There is also a printed version of the yellow cover. I wonder if it's the version you said. This edition was photocopied by People's Fine Arts Publishing House according to the biography of mustard garden written by Chao Xun in Guangxu period. (Most of what I see now is a copy of the super training, and the text is handwritten in regular script. ) The first photocopying was at 1960, which has been published many times. The content is so clear, all of them are black and white color pictures. The original version is Wang Jianben, which is not common. Which is better, graphic illustration or national style illustration? Graphic illustration and national style illustration are not the same kind of painting, so they cannot be compared.
Graphic illustrations are mostly composed of planes, simple shapes and harmonious color blocks. Graphic illustration style is widely used, which can be seen in the internet, advertisements and books. It is also a style suitable for beginners to learn, because it emphasizes generalization ability and does not need to pay attention to strict perspective and light-shadow relationship. National style illustrations use traditional elements and modern coloring techniques, or illustrations that combine traditional elements with trend elements. This kind of illustration has a high degree of completion, and the line drawing has the charm of China traditional painting.