1948 First Chinese Poetry Paper by the Master Ten Bamboo Hall Jan Tschichold VGC

  

Chinese Poetry Paper by the Master of the Ten Bamboo Hall. Twenty-four facsimiles in the size of the originals.

With an introduction by Jan Tschichold. Published by Basle, Holbein Publishing Company, 1948. The Swiss printing, beautifully presented colour reproductions of polychrome woodblock printing. 1st edition in original covers.

A very good copy tall octavo. Tschichold's The Decorated Writing-Paper of the Ten Bamboo Hall. 19pp text inc notes and bibliography, 24 colour plate facsimiles in the size of the 17th Century originals. Very clean Decorated card covers held together by two ribbons that extend to the fore-edges to tie the book closed. Very good condition French-folded pages, presumably as some of the plates are embossed, with stab-binding.

No writing nor marks nor tears. In slightly worn folding case which fits over tied boards as issued. Please refer to photos which form part of the description and good luck.

Hu Cheng-Yen's ornamental writing-papers belong not only to the loveliest products of old Chinese pictorial-printing, but constitute also a unique gem amongst all that is known to us of the graphic arts throughout the entire world.