General Table of Contents for the Second Collection of the Painting Manual

Wang Anjie Micao Sizhi Wang Anjie is the courtesy name of Wang Gai (c. 1645–1710), the primary artist commissioned to create the illustrations for this manual. Micao and Sizhi are his additional pseudonyms. of Xiushui, based on ancient models.

Painting Manual: The Orchid Album

Volume One: Mnemonic verses for painting methods and the basic starting strokes. The "starting strokes" (qishoushi) are the foundational brush movements, such as the "phoenix-eye" or "mantis-belly," used to construct orchid leaves.

Volume Two: Paintings and illustrations by various famous masters from ancient times to the present.

Painting Manual: The Bamboo Album

Volume One: Mnemonic verses for painting methods and the basic starting strokes. These "mnemonic verses" (gejue) were rhyming instructions designed to help students memorize the complex rules for spacing bamboo joints and layering leaves.

Volume Two: Paintings and illustrations by various famous masters from ancient times to the present.