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Zhengyan, Hu (c. 1580-1674)
Shizhuzhai Jianpu. [Models of Letter Paper of the Ten Bamboo Studio].

Beijing: Cha Baodian Shinzhi, 1952.

Limited edition catalogue, four small folio volumes; illustrated with more than 200 delicate woodcuts and examples of embossing; bound in original Asian-style stab sewn paper wrappers flecked with gold, each with a paper label to front cover; housed in a custom folding silk brocade portfolio with bone clasps (some minor scratching to upper edges of volumes; custom case extremities beginning to fray slightly, pastedown glue browned, bone clasps lacking); 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.

The present work reproduces a 17th century compendium on Chinese fine art in a variety of media. The original, compiled by Hu Zhengyan circa 1644 highlights the advanced artistic printing techniques of the period, including blind embossing (gonghua) and woodblock printing in multiple colors. The original work only survived in a few copies, thus necessitating a facsimile. The first was prepared by historian Zheng Zhenduo (1898-1958) and literary critic Lu Xun (1881-1936) and published in the 1930s. The present, produced by Rong Bao Zhai Studio was described by German calligrapher and type designer Jan Tschichold as, "the finest issue, an incomparably perfect facsimile."
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