Snowy Peaks Touching the Heavens, in the manner of Snow-covered Inn by Jing Hao (active ca. 870–ca. 930), from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting 1679

This illustration, "Snowy Peaks Touching the Heavens", is from the *Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting* (1679), a highly influential Chinese painting guide. The artist, Wang Gai, emulated the style of the earlier artist Jing Hao in this image, which depicts a mountain scene with a small structure nestled among the snowy peaks. This is a typical example of the *shanshui*, or "mountain-water", genre of Chinese painting, which emphasizes the beauty of nature. This illustration exemplifies the *xieyi* style of painting, characterized by loose brushstrokes and a focus on capturing the essence of the subject.