{"product_id":"chunshan-hua-nǐgǔ-shi-zheng-tu-chunshan-painting-ten-ancient-style-paintings-circa-1840-1863-a-beautiful-painting-album-with-ten-silk-paintings-of-animals-and-floral-gatherings-in-vivid-color","title":"Chūnshān huà nǐgǔ shí zhèng tú (Chunshan Painting: Ten Ancient-Style Paintings), Circa 1840-1863. A Beautiful Painting Album with Ten Silk Paintings of Animals and Floral Gatherings, in Vivid Color","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle: Chūnshān huà nǐgǔ shí zhèng tú (Chunshan Painting: Ten Ancient-Style Paintings), Circa 1840-1863. A Beautiful Painting Album with Ten Silk Paintings of Animals and Floral Gatherings, in Vivid Color\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Preface Attributed to Hirose Kyokuso\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA Late Edo Period, mid 19th century painting album entitled Chūnshān huà nǐgǔ shí zhèng tú, or Chunshan Painting: Ten Ancient-Style Paintings. As the title would entail, the work is a rather beautiful painting album, with ten silk paintings of animals and floral gatherings. All have been painted beautifully in color, with vivid flowers, grazing chickens, a flying bird, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAlthough the primary artist has not been identified, there is a preface of poetry before the paintings on silk, signed and attributed to \u003cb\u003eHirose Kyokuso\u003c\/b\u003e (1807-1863), a Confucian scholar and Chinese poet of the late Edo Period, who was rather talented in calligraphy and poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe paintings have been finely bound in \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e album format, with decorated, yellowish brocade fabric covers, with flowering patterns. There is a wooden box to accompany the album, preserving the contents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne painting album in \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e format (25 x 21.2 cm), 24 leaves \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis album is in very good shape, with some rubbing and wear to the covers. There is minimal foxing and soiling to the paintings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51632564568375,"sku":null,"price":2525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251230_231905.jpg?v=1769914105","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/chunshan-hua-n%c7%90g%c7%94-shi-zheng-tu-chunshan-painting-ten-ancient-style-paintings-circa-1840-1863-a-beautiful-painting-album-with-ten-silk-paintings-of-animals-and-floral-gatherings-in-vivid-color","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}