Lot 1106
  • 1106

KUO PAO-CH'ANG AND JOHN C. FERGUSON, ED., NOTED PORCELAINS OF SUCCESSIVE DYNASTIES WITH COMMENTS & ILLUSTRATIONS BY HSIANG YUAN-PIEN, BEIPING, 1931 |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

comprising 86 color plates, 83 folded leaves, yellow silk wrappers, ornate yellow silk cover with ruyi-form closure; Hsiang Yuan-pien's famous 16th century manuscript revised and annotated by Kuo Pao Ch'ang and John C. Ferguson (2)

Provenance

Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

Condition

In overall good condition with light wear, a few leaves loose from the binding. No dust jacket. Boards are worn and have a small tear near the back top edge.
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