VINTAGE 1981 FIRST PRINTING ~FIRST EDITION ~FIRST PRINTING ~TITLE A SELECTION OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE PAINTINGS ~TITLE IN CHINESE~ Hsien tai Chung-kuo hua chi ts'ui BY~ SONG WENZHI ~Beijing ~ 1981 ~112 PAGES - FINE VELLUM PAGES ~FULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR, MONICHROMATIC and A FEW IN BLACK AND WHITE ~HARD COVER IN BLUE CLOTH ~ LIKE NEW ~DUST JACKET in fair condition. ~SIZE-10 X 14 INCHES ~- 265 x 375 mm ~Folio sized book ~Decorated endpapers ~Lavishly illustrated in color and monochromatic ~Chinese - English- translation by Hsu Menghsiung
~Book contains Paintings from the collection of Song Wenzhi. ~Artists include the following~ ~Qi Baishi ~Lotus and Duck and Chinese cabbage and turnip ~Li Keran~Idyllic evening ~Pan Tianshou ~Peony and butterfly ~ 2 prints ~Ye Qianyu -Xinjiang ~Fu Boashi ~ Tao Yanming's Poem in Painting ~Li Kuchan Pine and Hawk ~Tang Yun Snake Gourds and Bird ~Lu Chen Suzhou Maidens ~Lai Chushing Honey Peaches ALL THE ABOVE AND MANY MANY MORE.
A GREAT BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION [ALMOST LIKE NEW]
~THE SCANS OF THE COVER ARE DARK BLUE. ~I SCANNED THE FRONT COVER AND THE WRITING IN CHINESE SHOWS AS A SORT OF SHADOW.