1956 · Tokyo
by Wang, Xizhi
Tokyo: Seigado, 1956. Fukurotoji, 11.5 x 7 in., 4 leaves; original green paper wrappers, paper title label, colophon slip laid in; corner dampstained, a word scribbled into a margin in ink, good. The Lantingji Xu, or "Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion" is a 4th century work of poetry and calligraphy considered to be an exemplar of literature and calligraphy of the time period. This book is a colotype of a rubbing of the Jhang Jinjie Nu copy in Bejing, followed by the text in type, followed by a Japanese translation.
(Inventory #: 67491)