An Album of Chinese Bamboos: A Study of a Set of Ink-Bamboo Drawings A.D. 1785
An Album of Chinese Bamboos: A Study of a Set of Ink-Bamboo Drawings A.D. 1785
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Details
- Author
- White, William Charles
- Publishers
- Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology - Distributed By University, of Toronto Press, 1939.
- Keyword
- China Art
- Binding description
- H
- Dust jacket
- False
- State of preservation
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- False
Description
First Edition. . 4to 8 3/4" x 11 3/8". The dark green cover with gilt design and lettering is in very good condition. There is a two line presentation inscription in ink, dated 1941 on the front free endpaper. no marks in text and plates.It covers the Chinese bamboo in domestic life, in prose, literature, legend & folklore, art, as a subject by painters. Addressing the various famous bamboo paintings and also illustrating and describing the seals, script which accompany the paintings. . pen inscription and small library stamp otherwise fine