four volumes, hand sewn binding, clamshell case with bone fasteners, volumes I-II containing text and monochrome print illustrations of birds, flowers, and insects, volumes III-IV containing 40 watercolor woodblock illustrations each (80 total), 11-3/4 x 7-1/4 in.; [Reproductions of Calligraphy], copy of a hand brushed calligraphic document by Xu Shiying (Chinese, 1873-1964), hand sewn binding, 11-3/4 x 7-1/2 in. - Provenance: Private Collection
Condition
Chu Yin Jie Zi Yuan Hua Pu San Ji with wear to extremities, most pages with some scattered staining and toning, some pages with separations at seams; calligraphic document with wear to extremities, one page with tear through lower left portion of page (edge to center), scattered areas of staining