Current List 212A

Adams, Edward B:
- KOREAN FOLK ART & CRAFT

Addiss, Stephen; trans. and commentary on Chinese poems by Jonathan Chaves:
- OLD TAOIST

AFANG GONG KAOGU FAXIAN YU YANJIU
(Archaeological Discoveries and Research on the Afang Gong Palace) 阿房宮考古發現與研究.

Aga-Oglu, Kamer:
- THE WILLIAMS COLLECTION OF FAR EASTERN CERAMICS
- THE WILLIAMS COLLECTION OF FAR EASTERN CERAMICS

THE ALBUM OF TOSHOGU AT NIKKO

Almqvist, Kurt ed:
- THE SAMPANS FROM CANTON

Aomen Yishu Bowuguan (Museu de Arte de Macau) ed:
- ZHIREN WUFA: BADA SHITAO SHUHUA XUESHU YANTAOHUI LUNWEN JI
(Rules of The Masters: Proceedings of a Symposium on the Paintings of Badashanren and Shi Tao) 至人無法 : 八大石濤書畫學術研討會論文集.

Arakawa Hirokazu ed:
- HOSOKAWA-KE DENRAI MAKI-E SHITSUGEI
(Gold Lacquer Art inherited by the Hosokawa Family)

Argence, Rene-Yvon Lefebvre d':
- CHINESE JADES IN THE AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION

Art Museum, Chinese University HK:
- JIXIA MINGDAO: HUAIHAI TANG CANG MINGDAI ZHONG WAN QI GUANYAO CIQI
Enlightening Elegance: Imperial Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming: The Huaihaitang Collection 機暇明道 : 懷海堂藏明代中晚期官窯瓷器.

Asahi Shimbun ed:
- THIS IS JAPAN - NUMBER FIVE

Asahi Shinbun:
- SHIN MANSHUKOKU YORAN: SHASHIN TO KAISETSU
(An Illustrated and Explanatory Guide to the New Manchukuo) 新滿洲國。寫真之解說.

Asia House (Trubner, Henry ed.):
- ARTS OF THE HAN DYNASTY


YLDD02
YONGLE DADIAN: FASCICLE 2345-2347: LIU MO: 101: NIAO. (A Fascicle of the Yongle Encyclopaedia: Chapters 2345-2347: Section Six: Mo: Volume 101: Birds). 永樂大典 : 卷二千三百四十五之二千三百四十七 : 六模 一百一 : 鳥. Beijing, 2015. 30; 20; 19 folded leaves. A couple of b/w illustrations. Loose folded explanatory page of text. 50x30 cm. Boards, cloth case.
GBP 800.00
High-quality facsimile produced to the original size of the unique manuscript copy produced in 'book form' of this enormous encyclopaedia, a Chinese cultural icon. The encyclopaedia was first commissioned by the Ming dynasty Yongle Emperor and produced in the form of hand-written scrolls. Completed in 1408. A manuscript copy bound in baobei zhuang form (wrapped back) as here was later ordered by the Ming dynasty Jiajing emperor and completed in 1567.
  The original Yongle version disappeared long ago, presumed destroyed or perhaps buried with the Jiajing emperor. The encyclopaedia is now only known in this book form, again much destroyed and dispersed.
  One of the most interesting and important aspects of this extraordinary collection of knowledge lay in the quoting of sections of text from ancient works no longer extant, lost or too delicate to be used. It is said that over 8000 texts were incorporated.
  The encyclopaedia was arranged according to the Hongwu Zhengyun - a rhyming system developed at the beginning of the Ming dynasty during the reign of the founding Hongwu emperor.
  This particular fascicle, comprising three juan 2345-2347 (presumably comprising Volume 101 of Section (?) 6: Mo) covers references in Chinese literature and other texts relating to birds and related topics.
  Large black characters indicate the title of a section. Characters written in red indicate authors and/or titles of works. A small red circle indicates a full stop. Black characters reproduce sections of text from the classics, literature, histories and other sources.
  Baobei Zhuang binding. The original fascicle is held in the National Library of China.
  All text in Chinese. Beautifully produced. Has the feel of an original fascicle we have seen.
  An edition of 1000 copies. Immediately went out-of-print and is now very difficult to find due to the current topicality of the Yongle Dadian in China as a cultural icon and, in particular, given that two recently-discovered fascicles have returned home from France.
Subjects: Encyclopaedias
Item 253 in List 212.
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