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Best.-Nr. 219016China.: No publication details. Minguo Period. Ten hand-coloured landscape paintings with explanatory captions in traditional Chinese characters. Paintings laid down in a concertina-style book 10 pages. Chinese concertina-style binding patterned cloth covered boards 21 x 13cm slightly faded one end. Leaves browned with some staining and tide marks only occasionally affecting the images. Two images have a small area of paper loss else all images are intact and in general clear and bright. Minor fading and soiling patterned cloth covered boards. Good copy. . No publication details. hardcover
1850Best.-Nr. 27212Canton 1850. Silk covered hard boards. Fine condition. An album on pith paper with twelve colorful paintings of Chinese occupations the artisans shown in pairs. Trades include gem cutting forging carpentry fabric weaving & dying pottery and shoe making - some trades not identifiable. No artist or studio is recorded. Paintings in fine condition rimmed with light blue silk margins. One image cracked at lower right corner not affecting the image. Oblong 8vo violet silk covers 11 3/4 x 8 1/2" are worn at corners with green ties present. unknown
1860Best.-Nr. 27912China 1860. Good overall. A later album of portraits of Chinese Court dignitaries. The turquoise paper borders bear captions in English. The coats of the dignitaries are quite detailed. The first image is of the Emperor followed by Empress both seated Prime Minister his wife Governor General his wife Manchu Tartar General his lady Mandarin of 3rd Rank his lady Inferior Mandarin his wife. The other dignitaries are standing. The images have no background painting. Most have corner cracks not affecting the images. In red silk binding 8vo 9 x 6" with Western opening. The colors vibrant. unknown
Best.-Nr. 8653218. CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS. ALBUM OF 30 FISH ON 12 SHEETS. Album of 12 sheets of pith approximately 19 x 26 cm each mounted onto pages within covers approx. 24.7 x 34.3 cm covered in brocade with ties. A wonderful mid-19th century example of this realistic genre which uses the three dimensionality afforded by the surface of the inner plant pith of the Tetrapanax papyriferum a ginseng relative that grow to the size of a small tree shaved as here into thin sheets and painted with opaque colors. The fish sparkle and the colors glow the fish accuraely depicted in form and color. Pith by its very nature is extremely fragile and larger sheets such as those employed here even more than usually frangible. Thus the completeness of the sheets with almost no lost pigmeted sections is most unusual. The covers are a bit worn though as usual the paintings show occasional cracking and repair but a worthy example of its kind. unknown
1870Best.-Nr. 279111870. Finely executed portraits of women and their musical instruments larger and more detailed than many other albums. From the school of Youqua. The portraits have no background painting. 8 images mounted with dark turquoise border silk some with cracks; 3 images are mounted on card at a later date. All images loose in papered boards which open Western style and are disbound and very rubbed. Most images are in lovely and larger than most. Besides some small cracks they are in very good condition. 4to 11 1/2 x 8 unknown
1740Best.-Nr. 60893Yangzhou China: Huang Shen é»„ç››ä¹‹å° ca. 1740-1770. Oblong 4to. 11.5 x 11 in. 9 leaves unnumbered. accordion-style leporello double-page leaves with 8 ink & hand-coloured paintings on paper sized 10 x 9.25 mounted w/ pale blue paper framed leaves each w/ gilt speckled decorative paper mounted facing. Original wooden boards hand-lettered label mounted on front cover scuffed some loss to wear rubbing splitting to covers horizontally but sound minor closed tear to inner front pastedowns occasional minor dustsoiling & thumbing still a VG- exemplar. An extraordinary album of intimately inked and coloured paintings on paper by the famed Qing Dynasty painter with each leaf inscribed by the artist with a couplet poem and with two seals. One shows a Chinese scholar and young boy or novice leaning into the wind with the couplet “Having endured the weather welcoming the colour of Autum; Together with ice and frost proud of one’s years.” Another with a fisherman seated on a mat his hat hung over the creel and holding the fishing rod ending with “preserve in brush and tongue and catch a giant turtle.” One shows an apparently drunk official sprawled on cushions surrounded by vases and ceramic ware entitled “How can Little Cao endure the tyranny of Princess Hu” One painting in the series draws from a couplet that appears often in ancient Chinese poetry anthologies and even a poetry manual depicted with well-dressed bearded official facing a stooped elder stating “Asked what is the Zen mind there is nothing to say; White clouds ceaselessly fly in the blue sky.”The seventh painting in the album illustrates two finely dressed individuals with one bearing a short sword strapped to his back and the other holding a speckled deer sporting a riding blanket and the couplet version: 霜冷玄猿ä¾è—¥ç¶ which does appear in such early anthologies as A New Collection of Entertainment Collections 應酬彙é¸æ–°é›† 尺牘 帖å¼. The final painting in the album appears to be another version of Huang Shen’s scroll painting in the Taipei Palace Museum entitled “Bo Le judges horses” 清黃慎畫伯樂相馬圖軸. The painting depicts a similarly dressed Chinese hostler with different headgear with emphasis on the pair of horses and alternate hat between the two. The version in this album allowing more horizontal space features an additional horse with much finer definition and no large overhanging tree. The couplet in both reads “Two fine steeds already led by master equestrian Wang Liang; They shall bee Bo Le’s approval at a glance. Huang Shen’s 1687-1772 painting style paralleled his calligraphy often with a similar fluidity and organic flow to the figures and objects. Born originally in Ninghua Fujian Province he began his training under Shangguan Zhou and after moving to Yangzhou in 1724 to make his living as a painter he developed a style matching the tastes of his clients. He eventually became known as a figure painter and as one of the Eight Eccentrics from Yangzhou local artists known for their unorthodox painting style. Although his individual scrolls appear in the market on a consistent basis his albums such as this one are quite scarce. Huang Shen, é»„ç››ä¹‹å° hardcover
Best.-Nr. 8653218. CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS. ALBUM OF 30 FISH ON 12 SHEETS. Album of 12 sheets of pith approximately 19 x 26 cm each mounted onto pages within covers approx. 24.7 x 34.3 cm covered in brocade with ties. A wonderful mid-19th century example of this realistic genre which uses the three dimensionality afforded by the surface of the inner plant pith of the Tetrapanax papyriferum a ginseng relative that grow to the size of a small tree shaved as here into thin sheets and painted with opaque colors. The fish sparkle and the colors glow the fish accuraely depicted in form and color. Pith by its very nature is extremely fragile and larger sheets such as those employed here even more than usually frangible. Thus the completeness of the sheets with almost no lost pigmeted sections is most unusual. The covers are a bit worn though as usual the paintings show occasional cracking and repair but a worthy example of its kind. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 38047001Beijing circa 1950-60's. A group of three color paintings on silksilk-brocaide mountings sheet size: 39.8 x 33.8 cm painting size: 34.4 x 28.5 cm. very clean bright examples delicately executed with a firm hand. SOLD AS A GROUP . . . A SUPERB GROUP OF THREE CONTEMPORARY COLOR . . . CHINESE LANDSCAPE GENRE PAINTINGS . . The group consists of three lovely tender color paintings on silk. Each work is skillfully painted by a fine artist with a steady hand. . Silk is an unforgiving medium corrections are impossible. Painting must be done without the least bit of hesitation otherwise the silk will be forever spoiled. . THE PAINTING SUBJECTS: . a. Shows a lone fisherman on a small river boat plying his passion meditating while feigning to fish. He is surrounded by a tree-lined shore line with rolling hills in the background. . b. Illustrates a woman in a canopy-covered boat leisurely day-dreaming on the peaceful river with lotus blossoms and leaves. A 'weeping willow' tree over hangs the water. There is a small pagoda in the background on the top of a mountain on the opposite and distant side of the river. . c. Depicts a river scene with a man on a small 'house boat' preparing to fish. The foreground has two 'weeping willow' trees with the mountains past the river in the background. . These kinds and styles of contemporary Chinese paintings were distributed by the Guoji Shudian Rong Bao Zhai and other similar Beijing book & art studios during the 1950-1960's. . There was a stable of yet to be famous young aspiring artists who created traditional Chinese landscapes for these studios. . CONDITION: Each item is in excellent condition very clean no stains. Each work is of uniform size. Each is beautifully executed on fine silk with brocade silk mountings. Suitable for framing and display. . Color photos are posted to our website. . . unknown
1961Best.-Nr. 17598Paris, Galerie Domec, 1961 ; in-8, br. ; 24 pp. et couv. blanche à rabats. Six photographies dont une en couleurs et photo du peintre.
1914Best.-Nr. 20454Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, 1914. In-folio de [2]-75-[9 pages, reliure en carton recouvert d'un papier recouvert de peinture façon palette de peintre! Dos lisse, titre doré au dos, un filet doré sur chaque plat, couvertures et dos conservés. Non rogné.
1912Best.-Nr. 16921Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 1912 ; 3 tomes in-4, brochés, 346 photographies et index alphabétique général.
Best.-Nr. 6210Vietnam, sans date (2000?). 1 chemise in-folio contenant 31 gravures naïves et populaires sur papier Dzo, chemise un peu abîmée, feuillets en parfait état. Avec un feuillet d'explications en anglais et en vietnamien sur ces images populaires et folkloriques vietnamiennes. Chaque reproduction mesure 37 sur 20 cm. Peu courant.
1900Best.-Nr. 164294No date. circa1900. 11 original hand painted fan designs approximately 40 x 15cm laid down on archival sheets 51 x 38cm. Each design is unique some are brightly coloured whilst others are more sombre and some have a lacquer or metallic overprinting and silver flecking. Each of the designs has been backed with Japanese paper. Undated and in very good condition apart from some very minor spotting to the backing sheets not affecting the image they appear to be early 1900s. The collection is housed in a custom-made clamshell case. The earliest recorded sighting of the Japanese fan was in the 6th century CE where burial tombs were adorned with pictures of fans. Drawing on the fan began around the Heian period 794-4485 and became such a hit that laws were created to restrict their use to particular social classes. Historically Japanese hand fans were tools of aristocrats and the samurai class. They were a way to signify social standing and even communicate messages. Japanese fan designs enchanted westerners when they first became exposed to them. Those influenced include the Australian artist Charles Conder who in the 1890s inspired by Japanese fan designs made a speciality of painting them on silk. Various images painted on these fans have symbolic or seasonal meanings. One shows an array of golden origami cranes on a red background symbolizing long life. Another is decorated with peonies symbols of fertility and nobility whose flowering marks the end of spring and beginning of summer. A third is decorated with images of pine bamboo and plum blossom - a combination representing health and longevity because all three plants can withstand cold weather. Others have more abstract images based on the flow of rivers the sheen of silk and other themes. . unknown
1880Best.-Nr. 10014London: Frederick Warne and Co 1880. 8vo 653pp. Portrait frontis plates. Full green morocco with elaborate gilt design and lettering gilt turn ins all edges gilt. With a fine fore-edge painting by Martin Frost with his monograph lower left of two riding gentlemen jumping horses. Rebacked with original spine laid down joints worn and rubbed. Stamp to title page few smudges here and there else clean. Painting bright. Beautiful equestrian scene rendered by Martin Frost one of the foremost artists in fore-edge painting over the last 50 years. Frederick Warne and Co unknown
1912Best.-Nr. 11278Paris, chez M.M. Bernheim-Jeune et Cie. Paris, Imprimerie Moderne, 1912 ; in-16 agrafé ; (2), 32, (2) pp., couverture orange imprimée ; 8 reproductions hors-texte de tableaux.
1767Best.-Nr. 2338Londres, sans nom, 1767. 2 volumes in-8 de 238 + 1008 pages (pagination continue 426 + 582) plein veau brun moucheté, dos lisses ornés de fleurons dorés, tranches rouges. Dos passés, accroc à l’étiquette de titre vol. 2, mors vol. 1 légèrement fendus, quelques rousseurs en fin de vol. 2.
1866Best.-Nr. 20181Genève, Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève, 1866. In-4 de [6]-XXVII-[1]-542 pages, cartonnage d'éditeur, dos (moderne) de percaline grise, pièce de titre en veau noir.
1866Best.-Nr. 20655Genève, Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Genève, 1866. In-4 broché de [6]-XXVII-[1]-542 pages, couverture de papier gris muet.
2003IN-4°, PP. 96, NUMEROSE ILL. IN NERO E COL. N.T., BROSS. EDIT., COP. ILL. COL. (LIEVISSIME TRACCE D'USO), TESTO BILINGUE (TEDESCO, INGLESE), COME NUOVO (M), (ANTHOLOGIES). IN ALLEGATO UNA TAVOLA COL. F.T. PIU' VOLTE RIPIEGATA. ISBN: 0865620822 ISBN-13: 9780865620827 PT1A 120
Best.-Nr. 13105Paris Editions Findakly, Musée Cernuschi, 2012. 1 volume in-4, couverture souple illustrée rempliée, 116 pp., enrichie de très nombreuses reproduction de tableaux en couleurs, très bon état.
1880Best.-Nr. 33455Japan: No publisher ca. 1880. An Album of copies of Literati Paintings. Illustrated with 56 Literati Paintings mounted on 25 double-sided accordion-fold boards some with woodblock colour some finished in colour by hand the illustrations mounted with gilt-speckled borders. Oblong folio the album 28 3/4 x 17 1/2 cm. the paintings 22 x 13 1/2 cm. the upper cover of the album with original padded silk brocade and paper label. The album includes 7 'Poetry Competition paintings and poems from the '100 Famous Poems' an 8th century Heian period compilation. A very pleasing example well preserved with minor rubbing to the extremities the mountings and illustrations all in fine condition. A FINE EXAMPLE. THE JAPANESE ART OF BUNJIN-GA WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 17TH CENTURY FROM CHINA'S SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF PAINTING. This occurred during the Ming dynasty through the 'Painting Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden' although that in itself was based on Song and Yuan dynasty landscape painting; and the poetry of the Japanese literati painting was in the style of Classical Chinese poetry termed Kanbun in Japan. Literati painting in Japan is generally referred to as Bunjinga literati painting; Ch. Wen ren hua or Nanga Southern School painting; Ch. nan zong hua both terms borrowed from China. Wen ren hua refers to the status of artists who belonged to the scholar-gentleman class. Nan zong hua was coined by the Chinese painter and theorist Dong Qichang b. 1555–d. 1636 who used it to describe art by literati ostensibly amateurs whose paintings were indebted to their mastery of calligraphy expressed their inner feelings and sought to capture the spiritual essence of their subjects. Japanese Literati Painting and Calligraphy P. J. Graham F. L. Chance. No publisher hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. 166748New York: Sebastian Izzard 2004. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition held from March 23-30 2004 at Sebastian Izzard in New York. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers with French flaps. Sebastian Izzard unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 85412New York: Orchard Books 1992. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 26cm; maroon cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 48pp; colorful illustrations to frontispiece and throughout text. A Richard Jackson Book. Trace foxing to upper edge of textblock else Fine. Dustwrapper illustrated by Julie Downing unclipped priced $15.95 with trivial surface wear else Near Fine. Le Guin's children's story includes a rescue mission trolls and a magical horse. 85412. Orchard Books unknown
1992Best.-Nr. 85412New York: Orchard Books 1992. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 26cm; maroon cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 48pp; colorful illustrations to frontispiece and throughout text. A Richard Jackson Book. Trace foxing to upper edge of textblock else Fine. Dustwrapper illustrated by Julie Downing unclipped priced $15.95 with trivial surface wear else Near Fine. Le Guin's children's story includes a rescue mission trolls and a magical horse. 85412. Orchard Books unknown books
1780Best.-Nr. 16745Paris, Ph. D. Pierres (imp.), Eugene Onfroy, 1780. 4 volumes in-4 de [4]-5-(V-XX)-200-XX-(203-445)-59; [4]-444-178; [4]-702-59; [4]-476-27-8-LVI-59 pages, plein veau blond moucheté, dos à nerfs ornés de fleurons et petits fers dorés, pièces de titre en maroquin rouge, double filet doré aux coupes, tranches rouges.
