Sold
$100
Starting Bid: $100
Est.
$200
- $300
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Category
Description
19th/20th c., (27) woodblock prints on tissue-weight paper, 2 loose, 9 tacked to backing and the rest mounted on heavier stock, likely from the 1952 Rongbao Zhai edition, includes 4 birds, 9 rocks, 4 fruits, 10 flora, sheets approx. 9"h x 10.5"w, backing approx. 11.25"h x 13"w
Condition
Good/Fair, mounted examples generally good, backing sheets worn at edges with small tears possible, loose and tacked sheets are mostly fragile with paper browned with age, chips around edges **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
Provenance
Asian works of art from a New York scholar's collection
Literature
To see a digitized copy of the original 1633 edition, visit the Cambridge University Digital Library: http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-FH-00910-00083-00098/11