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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1063 - Japan – Woodblock-printed books KANCHU HAKKEI (Eight Views o…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Japan – Woodblock-printed books KANCHU HAKKEI (Eight Views of Gunazhong). Leporello album, undated and unpublished. Landscape quarter-size 4°. Colourful original brocade binding with a pasted title label on the cover. 20th-century edition based on the work by Zhu Jiyi from 1680. Contains eight views and poems on places of interest near the ancient capital of Chang’an. – A fine copy. KANCHU HAKKEI EIGHT VIEWS OF GUANZHONG. 20th-century album, printed in the stone-printing style, featuring eight views and poems of sights near the ancient capital of Chang’an, celebrated throughout history for their beauty. This ‘stone printing’ is based on a stele, commissioned in the 19th year of the Kangxi Emperor’s reign (1680), which inscribed in stone those famous scenes from the paintings and calligraphy of renowned artists of the period. The stele still exists and can be viewed online. In a beautiful brocade cover, with a printed title label mounted on the cover.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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