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Abe, Stanley: AN ACCOUNT OF TWO VOYAGES - BACKHOFF AND WAGENER Acharya, Sanjay: Adams, Edward B: Alexander, William & Mason, George: Allen, H. M. ed: Andrews, F. H: ANNINGHE LIUYU DA SHI MU Yuhas, Louise ed: Asahi Shimbun ed: Asian Art Museum: THE ASIATIC JOURNAL AND MONTHLY MISCELLANY VOL II: THIRD SERIES |
WU0ZX1 Wu Dacheng: WU DACHENG ZHUANWEN XIAOJING. (The Classic of Filial Piety in Seal Script by Wu Dacheng). 吳大澂篆文孝經. Shanghai, 1886. 20 folded leaves, Chinese-style. 26x16 cm. Stitched (paper covers brittle and chipped). GBP 150.00 The Classic of Filial piety is a text often used for calligraphic practice and this is a model book with characters in greater seal script, such as one would find on early bronzes, with the regular script forms also given. The calligraphy by the noted late-19th century Chinese collector and connoisseur, Wu Dacheng, most famous for his collection of ancient Chinese bronzes. Preface dated Guangxu 11 i.e. 1886. Chinese text. Chipping and loss to front cover, otherwise in good condition. Rare. Subjects: Calligraphy Item 649 in List 214. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?w/WU0ZX1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |