Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank | July 9, 2026
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 21
Rare Album of Chinese Trade Drawings, Studio of Sunqua
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$3,250
Sold Price excludes BP
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late Qing dynasty, front endpaper with red Sunqua (Chinese, fl. 1830-1870) studio stamp with eight stars, containing 120 expressive and finely detailed ink illustrations depicting people working various trades, each titled in Chinese, pink silk lined paper binding, armorial bookplate of prolific numismatist Francis Gray Smart (English, 1844-1913) at front board interior, 1-1/2 x 12 x 12 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
front endpapers with some foxing, images otherwise good with minimal toning and staining, all with later ink and graphite translations and page numbers inscribed throughout, front and rear boards detached with fraying and losses to silk and significant chipping at edges
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