[China. Artists' manual] The Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

(Shih Chu-Chai Chien-p'u) Beijing, n.publ., 1952. 4 volumes. With 284 (hand)col. and/ or embossed woodcuts, printed text in Chinsese throughout. Orig. unif. gold-speckled wr. w. labels, preserved in orig. dec. silk portfolio w. bone clasps. 4to. A very fine set. One vol. with a sm. tear (15 mm) to the frontwr. A beautiful facsimile of the Shih Chu-Chai Chien-p'u (Collection of decorated writing paper from the Ten Bamboo Studios); after the edition published by Hu Cheng-yen in 1644.

Sm. inkstain on portfolio, sm. tears in wrapper labels, else a fine set. A stunning edition of this Chinese classic.