Wanli Zhang (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kowloon, Hongkong: Cafa Company Limited, 1970, 1970 First edition. True first edition, NOT later reprint. Complete set of 8 volumes, with original slipcases. Elephant folio, 53*38*12cm, wt:18kg. Nearly 400 works illustrated. More photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kowloon, Cafa Co., 1969, 1969 True First edition, NOT later reprint. Elephant folio, 53*37*4cm, wt:5.8kg. 2 volumes complete. As new. No slipcase. Other elephant-folio sized Chinese painting books by Cafa are also available, including "The selected painting and calligraphy of the eight Eccentrics of Yangchow" (8 volumes), "The Selected painting and calligraphy of Shih-T'ao" (6 volumes), "The selected painting of Shih-ch'i", and "The Selected painting of Chien-chiang". Text in both English and Chinese. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kowloon, Cafa Co., 1969, 1969 First edition. Elephant folio, 53*37*4cm, wt:8kg. Deluxe edition of 200 copies. 2 volumes in slipcase. As new. Other elephant-folio sized Chinese painting books by Cafa are also available, including "The Selected Painting and Calligraphy of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangchow" (8 volumes), "The Selected Painting and Calligraphy of Shih-T'ao" (6 volumes), "The Selected Painting of Shih-Ch'i", and "The Selected Painting of Chien-Chiang". Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. As New/No Jacket.…

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kowloon, Hongkong: Cafa Company Limited, 1969, 1969 First edition, first printing.Elephant folio, 53*37*1.2cm, wt:1.6kg. Text in Chinese and English. 39 works illustrated. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kowloon, Hongkong: Cafa Company Limited, 1969, 1969 True first edition, NOT later reprint. Complete set of 6 volumes. Elephant folio, 53*38*10cm, wt:12.6kg. Hundreds of works illustrated. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. …

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Kowloon, Hongkong: Cafa Company Limited, 1969, 1969 First edition, first printing.Elephant folio, 53*37*1.2cm, wt:1.6kg. Text in Chinese and English. 39 works illustrated. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: g+ to near fine. Elephant folio. 21.5x15". Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Decorative gold-speckled endpapers with dragon motifs. The five volumes of this set gather and reproduce a total of 200 masterpieces of Chinese painting and calligraphy from private collections, previously unseen by the public. Whereas many previous book have showcased many famous and widely seen works, this collection is unprecedented in its depiction of works in private hands, many of which would have been unknown to the general public at the time of its publication. Since then many of the included works have been on the private collectors market. The production of the set took two years and was difficult and involved multiple international teams of researchers and collaborators. Starting in 1966, the paintings works were selected from private collections around the world and were reviewed to determine their authenticity. The following year, the paintings were photographed and the content of the book was organized and edited. The contents of the set are as follows: Vol.1: 36 works (including Ma Yuan, Xia Gui and Su Shi) Vol.2: 41 works (including Qian Xuan, Huang Gongwnag) Vol.3: 46 works (including Shen Zhou, Tang Yin) Vol.4: 34 works (including Bada Shanren, Shitao) Vol.5: 43 works (including Wuli, Wang Hui) The reproductions are in color, with some larger (longer) works being split up over multiple plates. Text including the introductory editors notes, the table of contents, and the descriptive text accompanying the images, in Chinese and English. Bindings with spines sunned and rubbed, small abrasions on some. Many of the covers with light rubbing and/or bumping to extremities, and sunning to the top and bottom edges. A few covers with light stains or smudges. Interiors with a some sporadic minor stains or smudges to the text of a few pages. Images unaffected. Bindings in g+ to vg-, interiors in very good+ to near fine condition overall. *Two addition volumes (#6 and #7) of calligraphy were published later.…

Softcover. Condition: vg+ to near fine. First edition. Elephant folios. 21x15". Dark blue cloth stiff wrappers, with gilt lettering on the covers and spines. Decorative gold-speckled endpapers with dragon motifs. The set contains 8 volumes collecting and reproducing the work of the acclaimed group of Chinese painters active in the 18th century, known as the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. These artists were thusly named because of their own strong expressive and individualist characteristics, and their rejection of the more traditional ideas of their predecessors. The set contains a total of 183 paintings, gathering works from around the world, including museums and private collections. Being the largest and most comprehensive collection of these master's works ever assembled, the set reproduces works from hand scrolls, hanging scrolls, albums, and traditional painted fans. The images are reproduced in 3-color printing. The group of Eight Eccentrics is traditionally considered to comprise the following artists, all of whom are included in the collection: 1. W?ng ShìShèn (???) known for skills in painting plums and human figures, as well as seal cutting and calligraphy. 2. Huáng Shèn (??) known for bold colors and images of common people, religious and historical subjects. 3. L? Shàn (??/??) known for splash-ink painting and long poem calligraphy. 4. J?n Nóng (??) the first Chinese artist to paint self-portraits. Also known for his "lacquered calligraphy". 5. Lu? Pìn (??), studied under Jin Nong, and painted natural and Buddhist imagery. Also known for painting "ghosts". 6. G?o Xiáng (??) known for painting plums and using his left hand. 7. Zhèng Xiè (??) aka Zhèng B?nQiáo (???) known for drawing orchids, bamboo and stones, and pioneering calligraphy. 8. L? F?ngY?ng (???) known for plant imagery, including pines, bamboo, plum blossoms and orchids. All text for each volume in both Chinese and English, including introductory editor's notes and a table of contents, captions for each of the works, and short artist biographies at the back of the volumes. Wrappers with some minor rubbing and bumping to corners. Minor creasing and/or scratches to a few of the covers. Wrappers in very good+ to near fine, interiors in near fine condition overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Elephant folio. English and Mandarin. Rebound in elegant grey veined cloth. Gilt lettering on front board and spine. Fine binding and cover. Light wear to endpages. Clean, unmarked pages. 110 p., decorated end papers, profusely illustrated in color throughout, 41 images printed on one side only with proportional margins; Wang Shih-chieh, Na Chih-liang and Chang Wan-li compiled the book. Ch'ien Hsuan, Kao K'o-Kung, Ni Tsan, Wu Chan are among the artists. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Lacks slipcase. Half title, cover title, and colophon title: (in Chinese characters) Badashanren shu hua ji. Chinese and English. Description: 2 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 54 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In Chinese and English. Complete 8 volume set : chiefly plates (some colour) ; 54 cm. Selected Works of Famous Painters in Chinese History. Wang Shin-Shen, Li Shan, Huang Shen, Chin Nung, Kao Hsiang, et al. In original worn card slipcases.