WANZZ3 Wang Shixiang: ZI ZHEN JI: LISONG JU CHANGWU ZHI. Self-Cherished Treasures of Twin-Pine Studio: A Listing of Items. 自珍集 : 麗松居長物誌 。 王世襄. Beijing, 2007. ix, 309 pp. Colour text illustrations throughout. 37x27 cm. Cloth. GBP 95.00 A personal selection of nearly 300 treasures from the collection of a great Chinese connoisseur - Wang Shixiang. 294 items are illustrated in colour and described. The selection is divided into various categories: Seven-String Zithers (9), Bronze Incense Burners (30), Buddhist and Taoist Statuettes (53), Lacquer Ware (19), Bamboo Carving (22), Calligraphy and Paintings (36), Rare Editions (14), Furniture (15), Various Kinds of Artefacts (29), Implements and Tools for Various Hobbies (67). This last category includes the pigeon whistles, gourds and cricket cages of which Wang was so fond. Two-page introduction and list of contents in English. Main text and essays in Chinese. Reduced-format edition of the 2003 original edition. Scarce. Subjects: Scholar’s Studio Connoisseurship Item 204 in List 207. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?w/WANZZ3.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |