Kong zi jia yu yuan zhu. [The Sayings of Confucius].

£750 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

This collection of Confucius’ sayings was first published in 1780 with commentary by Wang Ziyong (dates unknown). The first two characters of the publishing house are missing on the title, so this is likely to be a pirated edition. Provenance: Philipp Allen (1938-2020) collector and a member of the Oriental Ceramics Society.

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