Paper-cut : The Romance of the West Chamber (Ke zhi :xi xiang ji)
by Wang Shifu
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$1,000.00$800.00
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About This Item
[China?]: No Publisher 9 1/4" by 12 3/4" oblong quarto, string-tied, brocaded silk covered boards. Published [China?] , no date, WorldCat gives date 1930-1940. Parallel text in Chinese and English. 20 unnumbered pages : chiefly colour illustrations. "Consist of paper-cut art works depicting the scenes of the famous Chinese novel, the Romance of the West Chamber. It is a love story of the Tang dynasty, a masterpiece of Wang Shifu, a leading playwright of the Yuan dynasty." (WorldCat). RARE, OCLC locates only the National Library of Australia and Chinese University of Hong Kong with holdings. Intricate and lovely paper cuts in red, green, pink, orange and black. Near Fine, prior owner gift inscription inside front cover at paste down, small tear bottom edge front paste down at gutter. . First Edition. String Tied. Near Fine. Oblong 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009766
- Title
- Paper-cut : The Romance of the West Chamber (Ke zhi :xi xiang ji)
- Author
- Wang Shifu
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- No Publisher
- Place of Publication
- [China?]
- Size
- Oblong 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Art;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Quarto
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