ZZDSZA DIANSHIZHAI HUABAO. (The Lithographic Studio Pictorial). Shanghai, 2001. Various pagings. Facsimiles of c. 4660 fullpage lithograph illustrations throughout. 44 vols. 27x23 cm. Stitched. 6 cloth cases. GBP 875.00 The first illustrated daily magazine in China printed by lithography (dianshi) between 1884 and 1898. With superb detailed black-and-white illustrations by Chinese artists of 'everything from portraits of mortals and immortals to domestic and international news' (Lu Xun). Many stories and illustrations of a delightfully quirky nature with many showing the western influence present in Shanghai in the late 19th century. Each reproduction of the original lithographic image is accompanied by a useful commentary explaining the image and event or story it depicts. This considerably assists research into this fascinating publication. This is a finely-produced reprint of the complete series on 'xuanzhi' paper that brings out the full detail of the original. Text in Chinese. Subjects: Illustrated Books Can be ordered in, as of: 03/07/2008 Was item 168 in printed List 140. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.