3 volumes. Extensively illustrated with sketches. 20.2x13.3 cm (8x5¼"), each volume with 4 sections in four-hole string bindings laid in printed paper wrappers backed in cloth with bone clasp. A famous Chinese manual on illustration and painting. Originally compiled in the late 17th century, it was used widely by painters beginning to learn the period Chinese painting style. It also discusses the use of color, with the first edition having been printed in four colors. This edition, not in color, was printed via lithography in Shanghai c.1930, and well illustrates the continuing popular appeal of the work.
3 volumes. Extensively illustrated with sketches. 20.2x13.3 cm (8x5¼"), each volume with 4 sections in four-hole string bindings laid in printed paper wrappers backed in cloth with bone clasp. A famous Chinese manual on illustration and painting. Originally compiled in the late 17th century, it was used widely by painters beginning to learn the period Chinese painting style. It also discusses the use of color, with the first edition having been printed in four colors. This edition, not in color, was printed via lithography in Shanghai c.1930, and well illustrates the continuing popular appeal of the work.
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