Album of Chinese Trades

by Zhou Qiliang, Son of Zhou Peichun by Zhou Qiliang

$1,250 · Offered by Thorn Books

n.p. Peking? : ca. 1880. Softcover. Near fine. Item #24504 Bound album approximately 6 by 7 inches, decorated paper covers and string bound in the Chinese style. Pith paper pages containing 12 original paintings of Chinese trades with blank interleaves. The paper is tissue-thin, the paintings intricate and bright. Each painting is captioned in Chinese describing the scene. The first page has red inscriptions, somewhat faint, identifying the artist. We

• Binding: Softcover

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