Huang Yikai

Huang Yikai ({{zh|t=黃一楷|p=Huáng Yīkǎi}}; 1580{{ndash}}1622) was a Chinese woodcutter active during the late Ming dynasty.

Early life

Huang was born in 1580 in Qiu ({{lang|zh|虬}}), a village in Xinan ({{lang|zh|新安}}), Anhui. His family had been in the engraving industry for generations and specialised in woodcuts done in the Hui ({{lang|zh|徽}}) style; after Huang was born, they relocated to Hangzhou.{{Sfn|Zhou|1995|p=4}}

Career

Huang did woodcut illustrations for numerous novels, including Romance of the West Chamber{{Sfn|Zhou|1995|p=4}} The Lyrics in the Whorehouse, Picture of the Boudoir, Su'e pian,{{Sfn|Zhou|1995|p=5}} and The Peony Pavilion.{{cite web|accessdate=14 June 2021|url=https://www.huntington.org/chinese-woodblock-prints|title=Chinese Woodblock Prints: Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints|publisher=Huntington Library}} Lianhong Zhou of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, describes Huang's artistic style as "minute and exquisite".{{Sfn|Zhou|1995|p=5}}

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{{cite journal|title=Su E Pian: A Unique Treasure at the Kinsey Institute Library|last=Zhou|first=Lianhong|date=October 1995|journal=Journal of Library & Information Science|number=2|volume=21|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/bffd621a48314f90466bdf75f23b4afd/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2035548|pages=1-9}}

Category:1580 births

Category:1622 deaths

Category:Woodcut cutters