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Shoudu Tushuguan comp: GUBEN XIAOSHUO BANHUA TULU. (Catalogue of Woodblock Illustrations in Early Editions of Fiction). Beijing, 1996. 44 folded leaves in vol. 1; other volumes contain 1,220 b/w woodcut reproductions. 16 vols. 37x27 cm. Stitched, in two brocade cases.
GBP 250.00
The 1,220 illustrations in this splendid work are taken from 247 titles of early Chinese fiction in editions dating from the Song to the late Qing dynasty, but exclusively woodblock printed. Detailed captions (in Chinese). First volume includes an essay on woodblock illustrations.
Subjects: Illustrated Books
Can be ordered in, as of: 03/07/2008
Was item 249 in printed List 140.
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