[Dian shi zhai hua bao] Dianshizhai Huabao, series of 12 following issues,

[DIAN SHI ZHAI HUA BAO] [DIANSHIZHAI HUABAO],

Published by Shanghai, circa 1890,

About this Item

15 x 25 cm, 1 leaf of text and 96 numbered double page with lithographed illustrations, contemporary quarter leather binding. Complete series of 12 issues identified with the Chinese character "li" (ritual). The lithograph was introduced in Shanghai by Major Bros in 1876, and the first issue of the Dianshizhai Huabao was published on May 8th, 1884. Items were chosen from the daily news, and illustrated by famous artists like Wu Youru. Sketches done with meticulous care, each signed by the artist (see Ye Xiaoqing, The Dianshizhai Pictorial, Ann Arbor 2003). binding a bit rubbed.

Seller Inventory # 235AD4

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Dian shi zhai hua bao] Dianshizhai Huabao, series of 12 following issues,
• Publisher: Shanghai, circa 1890,
• Binding: Hardcover
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)