Specialty Auction
Thu, Jun 18, 2020 01:00PM EDT
Lot 73
Bai Hua Shi Jian Pu
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
by Lei An (Zhaoxiang Zhang), Beijing: Wen Mei Zhai, circa 1911, four volumes, hand sewn binding, two clamshell cases, one with bone fasteners, series of decorated letter papers, containing 201 watercolor woodblock illustrations of flowers, 11-3/4 x 7 in.; [Wen Mei Zhai Shi Jian Pu], by Lei An, Beijing: Zhongguo shu dian, circa 1990, one volume, hand sewn binding, clamshell case with bone fasteners, containing 100 red monochrome print illustrations of flowers with accompanying text, 11-3/4 x 7 in. - Provenance: Private Collection
wear to extremities, slip cases with some staining, minor losses, and boards starting, most pages with some toning, foxing, staining throughout, some with water damage to edges, color illustrations in good condition; Bai Hua Shi Jian Pu with one volume title paper coming loose with one small closed tear, loss and restoration to page 36 edge, one volume with closed tears at page seams to pages 7, 19, 25, and 50, one case missing bone fasteners; Wen Mei Zhai Shi Jian Pu with breaks to binding, binding coming loose
Condition
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