Lot 23
[CHINESE PAINTING]
Shina nanga taisei (Compendium of Chinese Paintings of the Southern School and Sequel). Kobunsha, 1936. 
Sale 933 - Asian Works of Art
Sep 23, 2021 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

Sold for $7,500

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CHINESE PAINTING]
Shina nanga taisei (Compendium of Chinese Paintings of the Southern School and Sequel). Kobunsha, 1936. 

22 volumes, 330 mm x varying widths. Richly illustrated with black and white photographic reproductions and text in Chinese, including four oversize volumes illustrating scrolls, and the six sequel volumes. Silk bindings in blue silk. Provenance: C.T. Loo (1880-1957), stamp.

昭和十年(1935)首版珂羅版《支那南畫大成》全集
鋻藏印:盧芹齋印
Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection
Condition Report
The pages to the oversize volumes with creasing inherent to nature of binding. Silk, not paper wraps, showing some color fading. One of the volumes with heavier creasing and folding at the edges. 

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