 The volume also entered Edo period Japan, where woodblock printed copies became relatively easily accessible in all the major cities; the "Mustard Seed Garden Manual" came to be used by a great many Japanese artists and was a major element in the training of artists and the development of Edo period painting.Two more parts, which deal with the painting of flora and fauna, were produced by Wang and his two brothers and published 1701.Shen promised a fourth part, but never published it.