Description:
Shi Baocheng (1368-1464),Shi Shi Yuan Liu, Volumes I and II, China, Ming edition, dated Hongxi 1 (1424),with 400 double pages of illustrated texts, in shangtu xiawen format, bound in four books, each with a collector's seal on the first and last pages, with a hard fabric cover, each page 12 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.
Asian Art Online
Estimate $1,000-2,000
numerous tears particularly to the few first and last pages, severe toning, some with traces of water damages, tear and surface dirt to hardcovers.
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Keywords
Shi Shi Yuan Liu, Shi Baocheng, ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
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