Title: Gi bu Chū Son Shi (Sun Tzu Annotated by Cao Cao), Circa 1775-1850. Manuscript Edition of Cao Cao’s Commentary on Sun Tzu’s Art of War, First of Two or Three Volumes
Author: Cao Cao; Sun Tzu
Condition: Good
A Mid to Late Edo Period, late 18th to mid 19th century manuscript edition of the Gi bu Chū Son Shi, also quite literally Sun Tzu Annotated by Cao Cao, being the King of Wei’s commentary on the Art of War. This manuscript appears to be the first of two or three volumes.
The manuscript is written in in Literary Sinitic with kunten in black and red.
One manuscript in quarto, (24.5 x 17.7 cm), 12 leaves and several blanks
This manuscript is in good shape, with some wear and worming to the covers. There are some work tracks throughout, heavier to the second half of the text.