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Ding Shanchang illus: LIDAI HUAXIANG ZHUAN. (A Compendium of Portraits Down the Ages). Beijing, 2000. folded leaves, Chinese-style. Reproductions of b/w woodcut illustrations throughout. 4 vols. 33x22 cm. Stitched, brocade case.
GBP 85.00
Marvellous depiction of figures - legendary and quasi-historical personages, Chinese culture heroes - in a traditional style of ink brush portraiture, but inflected with a more modern energy, perhaps the influence of Dianshizhai lithographic illustration. This is a high-quality facsimile of a book first issued in 1889, both drawn and carved by the artist. The illustrations are accompanied by brief literary texts in a variety of styles. In Chinese only.
Subjects: Illustrated Books Painting
Can be ordered in, as of: 03/07/2008
Was item 171 in printed List 140.
Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.
