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Book, 18 vol, Lu Dalin (1046-1092), "Kao Gu Tu" and "Gu Yu Tu", published by Yizheng Tang 1752.

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
536 - 715 EUR
544 - 726 USD
Hammer price
13 000 SEK
Purchasing info
Book, 18 vol, Lu Dalin (1046-1092), "Kao Gu Tu" and "Gu Yu Tu", published by Yizheng Tang 1752.

21 works in 13 vol, and 11 works in 5 vol. Doublets. 30 x 18,8 cm and 34 x 18,8 cm.

Not Complete. Wear, minor defects, foxing. Sold as if.

Provenance

The Collection of Arne Nilsson, Sandviken.

More information

The book was originally compiled by Lu Dalin in 1092, and is one of the earliest Chinese catalogues of antiquities, depicting numerous archaic bronze vessels, and jades from the imperial and private collections of Northern Song dynasty. No copy of the first edition have survived, and several editions have been printed during later dynasties.