Lot Essay
The images are taken from Chen Bangtai's woodcuts in Chongjiao Bei Xixiangji (The Collated Edition of the Romance of the West Chamber), printed by the Jizhi Studio, Jinling, 1598 (the 26th year of Wanli).
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The Romance of the West Chamber
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Chinese School, circa 1770
The Romance of the West Chamber
4°album containing 12 watercolours (300 x 250mm.) on Chinese paper laid down onto album leaves (scattered light spotting, worming at gutter affecting inner margins of leaves but not images). Late 18th century crushed red morocco gilt, boards with triple gilt fillet borders, gilt acorn cornerpieces, roll-tooled gilt turn-ins, spine gilt in compartments, gilt morocco lettering-pieces in two compartments, the other decorated with foliate and star tools, 'Dutch' floral endpapers printed in gold and colours, gilt edges (boards slightly rubbed and marked, extremities a little rubbed and bumped). Provenance: Henri, Comte Chandon de Briailles (1898-1937) (book label) -- Comte Chandon de Briailles (book label) -- André Gutzwiller (bookplate).
The Romance of the West Chamber
4°album containing 12 watercolours (300 x 250mm.) on Chinese paper laid down onto album leaves (scattered light spotting, worming at gutter affecting inner margins of leaves but not images). Late 18th century crushed red morocco gilt, boards with triple gilt fillet borders, gilt acorn cornerpieces, roll-tooled gilt turn-ins, spine gilt in compartments, gilt morocco lettering-pieces in two compartments, the other decorated with foliate and star tools, 'Dutch' floral endpapers printed in gold and colours, gilt edges (boards slightly rubbed and marked, extremities a little rubbed and bumped). Provenance: Henri, Comte Chandon de Briailles (1898-1937) (book label) -- Comte Chandon de Briailles (book label) -- André Gutzwiller (bookplate).
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