Feihai (3 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good, unless otherwise noted. 725 pp. 812 notes illustrated in b/w, 49 of these also in colour. Chronology. // One volume of a monumental series providing exhaustive documentation on the coins and other currency of China. This volume focuses on the paper currency of the Qing dynasty and illustrates a very large selection of 812 different notes! Includes a general introduction to this type of currency and has a final section of essays on specialized aspects of Qing paper notes. In Chinese.

Hardcover. 1181p., very good hardcover in edgeworn dustjacket, 11x15 inches, text in Chinese, thoroughly illustrated with rubbings and black and white photographs; a HUGE, heavy volume. Inscribed to Daniel K.E. Ching, the noted collector, with his own additional note indicating that the giver was a doctor who gave him the book on his birthday. The first volume in the monumental series on Chinese coinage, this one focusing on the currencies of the warring states before the Qin unification. Includes knife coins, spade coins, and other early types. Far superior to anything published previously, the book uses rubbings to illustrate all known inscriptions and variants, with modern Chinese transcriptions and explanations given.

Shanghai, 1993. 725 pp. Folio. 27x38 cm. Cloth with dustjacket. Vague waterstain and minimal soiling on cloth. Richly illustrated in b/w. Text in Chinese.